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>> LQ 2.2 What are the hypotheses and modern applications of the major child development theories?

As we begin this description of developmental theories, it is important for you to understand that theoretical ideas do not appear in a vacuum. The influential theorists in our field all have developed their ideas in a particular culture and at a particular point in historical time, and their ideas about child development reflect these influences. However, each of these theories has been tested over time, retaining those concepts and principles that continue to be useful and losing or changing those that don’t. In different ways, each of these theories has helped shape the type of questions we ask, the type of research we conduct, and the interpretations we place on our findings.