Piaget's Four Stages
Developmental psychology can be best summarized by the theories of the three scientists
Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg. I decided to conduct personal interviews and relate my findings to these
three theories. Piaget's theory explained the four stages of cognitive development. Erikson divided
psychosocial development into eight stages, describing how the people and the environment affects
how we gain our personality. Kohlberg's theory of moral development was to understand the reasoning
to why we make the decisions we do. Below are how my finding relate to these various developmental
psychological theories.
Piaget's four stages of cognitive development start with the sensorimotor stage. This stage is
from birth to around two years of …show more content…
This is when a child learns to reason, create, and earn. The conflict is
between industry and inferiority. These first four stages are more dependent on others and the
individual is easily influenced by their environment.
The last four stages of Erikson's developmental theory occurs when the individual
begins to search for their mature self and a sense of direction. The fifth stage begins with adolescence,
that lasts from age twelve to age eighteen. Here, the conflict is between identity and role confusion. The
adolescent transitions into the young adulthood stage, lasting from age eighteen to twenty-five. This is
a time when developing a sense of identity and career success. This is when the individual is on the
path to maturity and independence. Adulthood lasts approximately from thirty-five, to fifty five years
old. During this phase the adult starts to pass on their knowledge to another. The conflict is between
generality or self absorption. The final stage of development is maturity. This stage lasts until death,
when the individual struggles to look back on life with a sense of satisfaction and evaluate our
Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg. I decided to conduct personal interviews and relate my findings to these
three theories. Piaget's theory explained the four stages of cognitive development. Erikson divided
psychosocial development into eight stages, describing how the people and the environment affects
how we gain our personality. Kohlberg's theory of moral development was to understand the reasoning
to why we make the decisions we do. Below are how my finding relate to these various developmental
psychological theories.
Piaget's four stages of cognitive development start with the sensorimotor stage. This stage is
from birth to around two years of …show more content…
This is when a child learns to reason, create, and earn. The conflict is
between industry and inferiority. These first four stages are more dependent on others and the
individual is easily influenced by their environment.
The last four stages of Erikson's developmental theory occurs when the individual
begins to search for their mature self and a sense of direction. The fifth stage begins with adolescence,
that lasts from age twelve to age eighteen. Here, the conflict is between identity and role confusion. The
adolescent transitions into the young adulthood stage, lasting from age eighteen to twenty-five. This is
a time when developing a sense of identity and career success. This is when the individual is on the
path to maturity and independence. Adulthood lasts approximately from thirty-five, to fifty five years
old. During this phase the adult starts to pass on their knowledge to another. The conflict is between
generality or self absorption. The final stage of development is maturity. This stage lasts until death,
when the individual struggles to look back on life with a sense of satisfaction and evaluate our