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Psychologists like Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson theorized that humans go
through stages in their development throughout life, growing from infancy to
old age. Piaget outlined stages of thinking or cognitive development, and
Erikson described stages of personality or psychosocial development. How can
you use this information to better understand your own life? What stages of
cognitive and psychosocial development have you gone through since you were an
infant? Which stages will you go through as you develop into adulthood and old
age?
In a multi-paragraph essay, describe all the different stages of cognitive and
psychosocial development throughout your lifespan. Be sure to provide examples
to illustrate the thoughts, emotions, and behavior typical of each stage.
Include details from class materials, readings, and research on human
development to support your discussion.
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Cognitive and Psychological Development
Human development is defined as the process that takes place through a lifespan and takes
place in stages from childhood to adulthood. Every person experiences a stage of self -evolution.
Physical development has the most common and easily identified changes, but there are other types
of human development; cognitive and psychosocial development. This paper discusses the
different stages of development of both cognitive and psychosocial development throughout a
lifespan.
Cognitive development refers to the development of emotional or mental skills. It may also
be described as the acquisition of the skills and abilities to think critically and find solutions to
challenging situations. According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the
development of emotional skills kicks off at infancy through adolescent and takes place in four
different stages. The first stage of cognitive development is the sensorimotor stage. At this stage...