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Development Psychology Theories: Piaget's Cognitive Development

This document outlines three major theories of human development: Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Kohlberg's stages of moral development, and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Piaget's theory includes four stages from infancy through adolescence defined by how children think and learn. Kohlberg focused on moral reasoning, while Erikson examined psychosocial challenges throughout the lifespan. The document provides brief descriptions of the stages and concepts within each major developmental framework.

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Development Psychology Theories: Piaget's Cognitive Development

This document outlines three major theories of human development: Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Kohlberg's stages of moral development, and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Piaget's theory includes four stages from infancy through adolescence defined by how children think and learn. Kohlberg focused on moral reasoning, while Erikson examined psychosocial challenges throughout the lifespan. The document provides brief descriptions of the stages and concepts within each major developmental framework.

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Cheryl Joy C.

Ganit
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7:30Psychology

DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY THEORIES


Piagets Cognitive Development

Stages

The Sensorimotor
Stage

Age

(Ages Birth
Through Two)

Description
During this stage,
infants and toddlers
acquire knowledge
through sensory
experiences and
manipulating
objects.

The Preoperational
Stage:

Preoperational
(Ages Two
Through Seven)

At this stage, kids


learn through
pretend play but
still struggle with
logic and taking the
point of view of
other people.

The Concrete
Operational Stage

Concrete
Operations
(Ages Seven
Through
Eleven)

Kids at this point of


development begin
to think more
logically, but their
thinking can also be
very rigid. They
tend to struggle
with abstract and
hypothetical

concepts.
The Formal
Operational Stage

Formal
Operations
(Ages Eleven
Through
Sixteen)

The final stage of


Piaget's theory
involves an increase
in logic, the ability to
use deductive
reasoning, and an
understanding of
abstract ideas

Kohlbergs Moral Development

Level

Substage

Description

Freuds Psychosexual Development

Eriksons Psychosocial Development


Age

References:
psychologyon.wikispaces.com
www.simplypsychology.org

Stage

Description

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