I. Explain why a young child might refuse to go to school from a developmental perspective. What explanations might the leading theories of human development offer? In this assignment, provide an explanation of the child’s behavior from at least four (4) of the theories listed below: Psychoanalytic Theory: Freud’s Psychosexual Theory Psychoanalytic Theory: Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory Learning Theory: Watson & Skinner’s Behavioral Theory Learning Theory: Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory Cognitive-Developmental Theory: Piaget’s Constructivism Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Model As you write the paper, be sure to incorporate the terminology from each theory and explain the child’s behavior using the theory’s concepts. You do not have to use all of the stages of the developmental theories in your explanations.

II. If you were asked to experiment with one (1) of the concepts you wrote about, which research method would you choose to use and what would be your hypothesis? (Read the Research Design section of Module 2) Write a hypothesis for your research. Choose 1 of the research methods and then define the method. Describe how or why you would use this method do further research on the concept(s)

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Theories of Human Development Psychoanalytic Theory Eriksons Psychosocial Theory Erickson theory describes how social interactions and relationships affect the development of human beings from birth t... View the full answer