THEORIES I
DEFINITION
--How the facts fit together
	What facts are important
	Which relationships between facts are important
--Gives facts meaning
VIGNETTE: "DICKIE LOVE JOHNIE"
--Piaget (cognitive developmental theory)
--Freud
--Bandura
STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING THEORIES
	ACCURACY (versus bias &
	   over-generalization)
	CLARITY
	EXPLANATION AND PREDICTION
	OFFERS PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
	INTERNALLY CONSISTENT
	ECONOMICAL (Occam's razor)
	FALSIFIABILITY ("counterpoise
	   factor")
	PROMOTES DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
	SELF SATISFYING

THEORIES I (continued)
THE CONTENT OF THEORIES
	SCOPE OR RANGE
	NATURE VS NURTURE (Anastasi)
	DIRECTION OF DEVELOPMENT (e.g.,
	   cephalo-caudal)
	CONTINUOUS VS STEPWISE CHANGE
	   (stages?)
	ORIGINAL MORAL CONDITION
	LEVEL OF ACTIVITY OF CHILD
	PERSONALITY STRUCTURE
	   (organization)
	MOTIVATION & LEARNING
	INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
	DESIRABLE-UNDESIRABLE &
	   NORMAL-ABNORMAL
	PHILOSOPHICAL ORIGINS 
	INVESTIGATIVE METHODS (method
	   determines theory & vise versa)
	APPEAL FOR ACCEPTANCE
	TERMINOLOGY