Piaget and Erikson: Theories of Development
Egocentric
view the world with you at the center of it
Erikson's Stages
1: Infant (0 to 1) - Trust vs. Mistrust 2: Toddler (1 to 3) - Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt 3: Preschool (3 to 6) - Initiative vs. Guilt 4: Preadolescent (6 to 12) - Industry vs. Inferiority 5: Adolescence (13 to 18) - Identity vs. Role Confusion 6: Early Adulthood (18 to 35) - Intimacy vs. Isolation 7: Middle Adulthood (35 to 65) - Generativity vs. Stagnation 8: Late Adulthood (65 to death ) - Integrity vs. Despair
What are similarities between Piaget and Erikson's work?
Both are stage theorists
What are differences between Piaget and Erikson's work?
Both study different aspects of human development Each has a different number of stages in his theories Each has different ideas about how people progress through stages
Baby Derek sees his mom leave a room and cries. He is only one year old. Why is he crying?
Derek thinks his mom is gone for good and doesn't exist
Piaget's Stages
Sensorimotor = birth to 2 Preoperational = 2 to 7 Concrete operations = 7 to 11 Formal operations = 11 through adulthood
During what major stage/age does a person feel either industry or inferiority?
Stage 4: preadolescence
Industry
devotion to completing the task
Inferior
feeling inadequate or less than someone else
During what stage so you learn abstract thinking skills?
formal operations
Piaget became interested in children's development when he ________
listened to their wrong answers during IQ testing
When kids construct a whole world around something they believe, it is called ______
schema
Object permanence
the ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed
Schema
an organized way of viewing the world around you
Differences
Piaget - intellectual development Erikson - social and emotional development Erikson - influenced by Freud's stages Piaget - influenced by his own observations Piaget - 4 stages Erikson - 8 dtages
What will possibly happen to a person who feels inferior?
The person will have a hard time getting along with others and making friends
Learning good work ethics will help you develop __________
a sense of industry
