Piaget Erikson Kohlberg Child Psychology Piaget Erikson Kohlberg

Piaget: Cognitive Development Sensorimotor Stage Birth to age Two Discovering the world Mouth helps to “know” the world Use senses to explore world Object Permanence Jean Piaget: at 9 months Renee Baillargeon: at 3 months (or earlier)

Piaget Exploring the world with mouth Object Permanence

Piaget Pre-operational Stage Ages 2 – 7 Egocentricism Spot light effect “Terrible Two’s” False consensus effect

Piaget Preoperational Stage Lack conservation Act by trial and error

Piaget Concrete Stage Ages 7 – 11 Logical thought processes appear: Reversibility: 3+2=5 AND 5-3=2 !!! Less egocentric Possess conservation skills Need Concrete examples to learn “Manipulatives”

Piaget Formal Stage Ages 12 - 18 Use hypothetical : if…then… Moral development Personal belief system emerge Use abstract thought processes Algebra, Geometry

Erikson: Social Development Adolescence: Identity vs. Identity Diffusion Teens “try on” different roles to help them discover who they are Goal is not to finalize identity, but to begin to make choices about who you are

Erikson Identity Diffusion= confusion/little commitment

Erikson Moratorium Period =teen experiments with diff. roles

Erikson Integrated Identity =teen begins to make commitments to who they are

Kohlberg: Moral Development Level One: Pre-Conventional Goals Avoid Punishment Personal Gain

Kohlberg Level Two: Conventional Goals Emphasize social conformity and roles Emphasize rules

Kohlberg Level Three: Post-Conventional Goals Idealistic moral principles…? Protects rights of all…?