3.2 Piaget and Erikson: Theories of Development
Industry
Devotion to completing a task
sensorimotor
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
Formal Operations
in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
What are differences between Piaget and Erikson's work?
All of the above (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)
Schema
An organized way of viewing the world around you
stage 2 conflict to master
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
What are similarities between Piaget and Erikson's work?
Both are stage theorists
Baby Derek sees his mom leave a room and cries. He is only one year old. Why is he crying?
Choices A and B (Derek doesn't realize his mom still exists, he thinks his mom is gone for good)
What will possibly happen to a person who feels inferior?
Choices A and C (The person will have a hard time getting along with others, the person will have difficulty making friends)
Chris talked to his grandma on the phone, and she asked what birthday presents he received. Chris picked up a toy bat and said, "This is what I got" fully expecting his grandma on the other end of the phone to see the toy bat too. What aspect of development is Chris showing?
Egocentrism
Inferior
Feeling inadequate or less than someone else
During what stage do you learn abstract thinking skills?
Formal operations
stage 7 conflict to master
Generativity vs. Stagnation
stage 5 conflict to master
Identity vs. Role Confusion
stage 4 conflict to master
Industry vs. Inferiority
stage 3 conflict to master
Initiative vs. Guilt
stage 8 conflict to master
Integrity vs. Despair
stage 6 conflict to master
Intimacy vs. Isolation
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
During what major stage/age does a person feel either industry or inferiority?
Stage 4: preadolescence
Object permanence
The ability to know that something still exists, even if you can't see it
Piaget's stages
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
stage 1 conflict to master
Trust vs Mistrust
Egocentric
View the world with you at the center of it
Preoperational
Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, when egocentrism declines
Concrete Operations
Piaget's stage in which children learn such concepts as conservation and mathematical transformations; about 7 - 11 years of age
Learning good work ethics will help you develop __________.
a sense of industry
