developmental stages that a child goes through from birth to adulthood. The Piagetian model includes the sensori motor period‚ preoperational period‚ concrete operational period and then the formal operational period. Children begin to learn at a very early age. The first stage of cognitive development is sensorimotor period. This stage begins at birth and lasts until about 2 years old (Otto‚ 2012). It involves the use of motor activity without the use of symbols (Wood‚ 2012). Piaget believes that
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Jane Loevinger’s theory of ego development is highly influential and is a compliment to Erikson’s theory psychosocial development. Loevinger proposed a theory that has implications for understanding the entire lifespan. The view of the ego is “the striving to master‚ to integrate‚ to makes sense of experience” (University of Phoenix‚ ). The basic process of selfhood (the sense of the ego or “I” as the active interpreter of experience) changes in important ways over the course of a human life (University
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Development through life stages There are 7 life stages that the majority of people live through‚ these life stages are listed below with the; physical‚ intellectual‚ Emotional and social factors that happening during these 7 life stages. Conception- Physical - Conception starts when the egg meets the sperm and a baby is conceived. The egg is realised from the ovaries and travels down the fallopian tubes towards the uterus. After sexual intercourse has taken the place‚ the sperm is then ejaculated
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P1: Describe Physical‚ Intellectual‚ Emotional‚ and Social Development for each of the life stages of an individual. Physical development Intellectual development Emotional development Social development Conception (9 months before birth) To complete this process‚ an egg cell needs a genetic code to create a new life which is carried by the sperm cell. If a male and a female had a sexual intercourse‚ the sperm from the male will be delivered to the female’s reproductive system which is called the
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Moral development focuses on the emergence‚ change‚ and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood. In the field of moral development‚ morality is defined as principles for how individuals ought to treat one another‚ with respect to justice‚ others’ well‚ and rights. In order to investigate how individuals understand morality‚ it is essential to measure their beliefs‚ emotions‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors that contribute to moral understanding. The field of moral development studies the
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Kohlberg’s six stages can be more generally grouped into three levels of two stages each: pre-conventional‚ conventional and post-conventional. Following Piaget’s constructivist requirements for a stage model‚ as described in his theory of cognitive development‚ it is extremely rare to regress in stages—to lose the use of higher stage abilities. Stages cannot be skipped; each provides a new and necessary perspective‚ more comprehensive and differentiated than its predecessors but integrated with
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Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development Level A Preconventional *Ages 0-9‚ behaviour motivated by the anticipation of pleasure of pain Stage #1- Punishment and Obedience *do what’s right to avoid breaking rules‚ doing the right thing to avoid punishment. Punishment overcomes the child’s mind; punishment proves that disobedience is wrong. Example (child) – A child will stop trying to take a sibling’s toy in order to avoid being sent to his room and to gain or
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Stages of growth and development Even though many theories exist regarding the stages of child growth and development‚ one of the most respected and influential theories has been that of 20th century psychologist Erik Erikson. Focusing primarily on the psychosocial aspects of development‚ Erikson developed a comprehensive theory that outlines change and growth throughout the entire human life span. His theory identifies five stages of development during childhood‚ as well as three stages of development
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1. Changes from Adolescence to Adulthood CheckPoint 2. Parenting Styles and Development CheckPoint 3. The Sexual Response Cycle Stage of Development | Physical Development | Cognitive Development | Social/Personality Development | Adolescence | Growth spurts‚ for two to three years they will grow 8 to 12 inches | | | Young Adulthood | | | | Middle Adulthood | | | | Late Adulthood | | | | Physical‚ Cognitive‚ Social‚ and Personality Individuals experience many
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right or wrong. It is impossible to exactly measure how children develop‚ asking questions such as “How much developmental change occurs gradually over time‚ and how much occurs in a series of clearly defined steps‚ or stages?(pp 52)” More questions presented are “How much of development is the result of inheritance (heredity)‚ and how much is the result of what we have learned?(pp52)” Seeking answers to these questions can help us understand how much a child really should be responsible for. Lawrence
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