Personality and Society

Socialisation and theories of development continued

Lectures Twelve through Fifteen discusses the theory of infant attachment, as developed jointly by Bowlby and Ainsworth, and how this theory explains both early attachments and the development of close relationships throughout the life span. Lectures Sixteen and Seventeen discuss Bandura’s social learning theory and his related self-efficacy theory and provide examples of how his theory explains the crucial role of imitation in our learning and socialization.

Lectures Sixteen and Seventeen discuss Bandura’s social learning theory and his related self-efficacy theory and provide examples of how his theory explains the crucial role of imitation in our learning and socialization.

Lectures Eighteen through Twenty-One describe the mostinfluential theory of development that has yet emerged,Piaget’scognitive-developmental theory. The universal processes of development and the stages that Piaget theorized are explained. Lectures Twenty-Two and TwentyThree describe the last major theory, Vygotsky’s cognitive-mediation theory. Vygotsky’s theory has emerged as a prominent one today, especially in influencing educational practices. The integrated cognitive and social focus ofthe theory is described. Lecture Twenty-Four provides a conclusion to the course by discussing how the various theories may be compared and integrated.

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