Why We Made This:
We created this visual guide to simplify and bring to life the key theories in human development. Many of us find it challenging to keep track of the various models and their applications. This guide combines clear visuals, concise explanations, and memorable examples to help you quickly grasp and apply concepts about how humans grow socially, emotionally, and morally.
 
Learning Objectives:
Explain Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems and how environments shape development.
Identify and compare attachment theories by Bowlby, Harlow, and Ainsworth.
Differentiate between secure, avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized attachment styles.
Understand Baumrind’s four parenting styles and their impact on children.
Recognize the differences between authoritarian and authoritative parenting.
Describe Piaget’s, Kohlberg’s, and Gilligan’s stages of moral development.