Theories of Development and Application
Instructions:
Apply the theories of development to your personal life experience by answering EACH of the following questions. Please write enough detail to thoroughly illustrate the concepts. Use the recommended word requirement.
1. Jean Piaget’s Stage Theory of Cognitive Development: At what age do you feel you entered the stage of Formal Operational Thought? Explain the stage briefly and then focus on providing examples of ways your thinking has shifted to indicate you have developed into this stage of reasoning. (For instance, provide an example of how your views of justice or morality have shifted as you’ve matured.) (Approximately 250 Words)
2. Developmental Stage Theory of Erik Erikson: Choose one stage from Erikson’s Developmental Stage Theory and apply it to your own life. Explain the stage, age that it occurs, and how the central challenge of that stage played out in your life. What was the outcome of this stage for you? Did anything happen in your life prior to that stage that affected the outcome? How does the outcome from that stage affect how you are today? Provide specific details that demonstrate your understanding of the stage you choose. (Approximately 250 Words)
3. Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development: Considering the moral or ethical decisions that you have made in your life, describe one decision you made based on one of the three levels of moral development. Be sure to clearly explain the level of moral development and clearly identify the underlying ethical reasoning behind your decision. (For instance, you may explain a decision you made based on Preconventional morality when you were a child, or you may focus on a decision you made from a higher level of development as an adult.) (Approximately 250 Words)
4. Developmental Milestones: Motor Development.The unfolding of biological potential is known as “maturation.” Motor skill development in babies is mostly controlled by the process of maturation. Think about a child that you have known (yourself, your own child, a friend or family member). Describe how the child progressed from rolling over, to sitting, standing, and walking. At what age did each milestone occur? Did the development occur in a “typical” sequence based on what you’ve learned in your text? Is there anything that occurred in the child’s environment that either delayed motor development or facilitated it? What is the difference between “maturation” and “learning,” based on your readings and observation? (Approximately 250 Words)
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1. Theories of Development and Application
Instructions:
Apply the theories of development to your personal life
experience by answering EACH of the following questions.
Please write enough detail to thoroughly illustrate the concepts.
Use the recommended word requirement.
1. Jean Piaget’s Stage Theory of Cognitive Development: At
what age do you feel you entered the stage of Formal
Operational Thought? Explain the stage briefly and then focus
on providing examples of ways your thinking has shifted to
indicate you have developed into this stage of reasoning. (For
instance, provide an example of how your views of justice or
morality have shifted as you’ve matured.) (Approximately 250
Words)
2. Developmental Stage Theory of Erik Erikson: Choose one
stage from Erikson’s Developmental Stage Theory and apply it
to your own life. Explain the stage, age that it occurs, and how
the central challenge of that stage played out in your life. What
was the outcome of this stage for you? Did anything happen in
your life prior to that stage that affected the outcome? How
does the outcome from that stage affect how you are today?
Provide specific details that demonstrate your understanding of
the stage you choose. (Approximately 250 Words)
2. 3. Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development:
Considering the moral or ethical decisions that you have made
in your life, describe one decision you made based on one of the
three levels of moral development. Be sure to clearly explain
the level of moral development and clearly identify the
underlying ethical reasoning behind your decision. (For
instance, you may explain a decision you made based on
Preconventional morality when you were a child, or you may
focus on a decision you made from a higher level of
development as an adult.) (Approximately 250 Words)
4. Developmental Milestones: Motor Development.The
unfolding of biological potential is known as “maturation.”
Motor skill development in babies is mostly controlled by the
process of maturation. Think about a child that you have
known (yourself, your own child, a friend or family member).
Describe how the child progressed from rolling over, to sitting,
standing, and walking. At what age did each milestone occur?
Did the development occur in a “typical” sequence based on
what you’ve learned in your text? Is there anything that
occurred in the child’s environment that either delayed motor
development or facilitated it? What is the difference between
“maturation” and “learning,” based on your readings and
observation? (Approximately 250 Words)
