Developmental Theories Worksheet

Psychology 300 Professor Hokerson

Developmental Theories Worksheet

A. Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory

1. Fill in the missing pieces of Piaget's theory. First name each stage and the age at which it is experienced. Then identify the characteristics of thought during each stage as well as what distinguishes each stage from the next.

Stage

Ages

Characteristics

Significant Milestones

2. Identify which stage of cognitive development the following children would be at, using Piaget's theory by drawing a line to the corresponding stage.

Description Sydney cries when her mom leaves the room but when her mom returns Sydney calms down.

Piaget Stage

Aisha is concerned with global warming and wants to start a conservation club at her school.

Sensorimotor

When talking on the phone with his grandmother, Louis points to the TV commercial and tells grandma to buy "that" for his birthday.

Takeo's friend is trying to trick him into trading his wallet for a larger bag, but Takeo realizes that although the wallet is smaller, it would hold money better than the bag.

Pre-operational Concrete operational Formal operational

Jaiden likes to put everything into her mouth, including toys and other things she finds around the house.

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Developmental Theories Worksheet

(Cognitive Theory Continued) Answer these questions from Slide 9 of the Developmental Theories Tutorial... 3. If cognition develops with age, what causes those qualitative changes?

4. What can parents and teachers do to encourage cognitive development?

B. Moral Reasoning

Identify the research that is most likely to make these statements.

K = Kohlberg

G = Gilligan

H = Haidt

_____ Women make moral decisions from an ethic of care and responsibility.

_____ People make moral decisions on the principles of justice and fairness.

_____ All people have 5 fundamental moral values.

_____ Our moral values are strongly connected to our political identities.

_____ Moral decisions are initially guided by external consequences for behavior.

_____ Religion and group loyalty are also fundamental moral principles.

_____ Emphasized gender differences in moral reasoning.

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Developmental Theories Worksheet

C. Social Development Draw a line linking each task to its corresponding stage, according to Erikson. At what stage does...

Description ... a person adjust their life to try to be a more productive

Erikson's Stage

person?

... a caretaker need to be consistent and emotionally available? ...a person start to determine their independence? ...a person start to understand who they are? ...a person attempt to determine if their life was overall

successful? ...a person want to feel acceptance more than any other time in

their life? ...a person looking for recognition? ... a person question whether they are good or bad? ...a person really start to understand relationships and what it

Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs. Shame

Initiative vs. Guilt Industry vs. Inferiority Identity vs. Identity confusion Intimacy vs. isolation Generativity vs. Stagnation Ego integrity vs. Despair

takes to maintain one?

...a person start to develop social skills?

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