Developmental Stages

Piaget observed that children are egocentric during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

Erikson: Each stage of life we face a psychosocial task that needs resolution. The first task, in infancy, is:

We engage in assimilation when we interpret our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.

Those in this stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral thinking would be like to say: "People have a right to live."

Which stage of cognitive development do children first become able to think logically about events and grasp analogies?

Barnaby is 1 year old. When his mother hides his toy under a blanket, he pulls it aside to see if it is still there.

Dani has a good job, a cat, and 31 candles on her birthday cake. She is lonely at times, and wonders if she'll find love

Which concept refers to our ability to adapt our current understandings to incorporate new information?

Psychologists use the term _____ to describe decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.

13-year-old Frank tells his mother that she should slow down to avoid getting a ticket. What stage of morality is this?

In order, the three distinct levels of moral reasoning that Kohlberg proposed are:

Sixteen-year-old Jake is trying out different clothes and hairstyles. Jake is in the stage of development called:

During which stage of cognitive development do abstract logic and the potential for mature moral reasoning form?

George is 68 years old and reflects on the mistakes he has made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled.