Stages of Development

Stages of Development

For parts 1, 2, and 3, fill in the following boxes by identifying and defining the stages of development for each theorist outlined in the text book, using chapters 9 -10. Then answer the questions in Part 4. Save this document and type directly onto the document and boxes. The boxes will expand to accommodate what you write. Submit as an attachment to the appropriate drop box.

Part 1: Piaget’s Stages of Development

Approximate Age of Development | What is the name of this Stage of Development? | Summary of Stage |

Birth to 2 years of age | Sensorimotor Stage | This is the stage where the child’s ability of senses and motor skills to progress upon our world. The child will also develop a concept of object perpetuity which is recognition that objects continue to exist. |

2 to 7 years of age | Preoperational Stage | During this stage, the child learns the ability to use language to explain objects and actions in words, but the child is limited by egocentrism, animistic thought, centration, and irreversibility. |

7 to 11 years of age | Concrete Operational Stage | At this stage, the child becomes capable of performing simple logic operations as long as they are tied to concrete problems. The main feature in this stage includes the acquisition of the principal of conservation. |

11 or 12 and up | Formal Operational Stage | During this stage, the child is capable of abstract thinking, but hardly anyone go through this stage. |

Part 2: Erik Erikson’s Stages of Development in Childhood

Approximate age of development | What is the name of this stage? | Summary of Stage |

Birth to 18 months | Infancy | Children cultivate a sense of belief while caregivers offer dependability, upkeep, and fondness. A lack of this will lead to uncertainty. |

2 to 3 years | Early childhood | Children need to grow a sense of personal control in excess of physical skills and a sense of independence. Feat leads to moods of autonomy, failure...