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    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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    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

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    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
    9:00TTh
    BSA-2

    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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