Download Theorists

Name ____________________________________________________
Period _______
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Use the following website to answer the questions below. In your own words, you will also be
creating an informational sheet for your classmates about your topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
1. Describe each of the following levels of the pyramid:
a. Physiological
b. Safety
c. Love/belonging
d. Esteem
e. Actualization
2. Which needs are described as deficiency needs and why?
3. Which needs are described as growth needs and why?
4. Can someone reach the top of the pyramid without reaching the needs at the bottom of
the pyramid? Why or why not?
Name ____________________________________________________
Period _______
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development
Use the following website to answer the questions below. In your own words, you will also be
creating an informational sheet for your classmates about your topic.
http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm
1. Describe the goals and strengths of each of the following stages and the age range
associated with each stage.
a. Trust v. Mistrust
b. Autonomy v. Shame
c. Initiative v. Guilt
d. Industry v. Inferiority
e. Identity v. Role Confusion
f. Intimacy and Solidarity v. Isolation
g. Generativity v. Self-absorption
h. Integrity v. Despair
2. What happens if a person does not reach the goal of the stage?
Name ____________________________________________________
Period _______
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Use the following website to answer the questions below. Using your own words, you will also
be creating an informational sheet for your classmates about your topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_cognitive_development
1. Describe the characteristics of the stages in general.
2. Explain Piaget’s four stages and the processes a person in that stage should accomplish.
Also include the age range for each stage.
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational
Name ____________________________________________________
Period _______
Freud’s Theory of Personality
Use the following website to answer the questions below. Using your own words, you will also
be creating an informational sheet for your classmates about your topic.
http://psychology.about.com/od/theoriesofpersonality/a/personalityelem_p.htm
1. Describe the role of the Id. When does a person acquire their Id and what drives it?
2. What is the Ego and how does it function?
3. Explain the two parts of the Superego.
4. In what order do the Id, Ego, and Superego develop? Why do you think that is?
5. Diagram how the Id, Ego, and Superego interact with each other.
Name ____________________________________________________
Period _______
Skinner v. Bandura
Use the following website to answer the questions below. Using your own words, you will also
be creating an informational sheet for your classmates about your topic.
http://bfskinner.org/operant.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_learning_theory
1. Describe Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning.
2. What is the difference between a positive and negative reinforcement?
3. According to Bandura, what four conditions are required for modeling another person’s
behavior? Briefly describe each.
4. Explain the Bobo doll experiment. What was learned from this experiment?
5. What is the major difference between these two theories?