Developmental Psychology Stages of Development

Sensorimotor Birth to about age 2 During this stage, the child learns about himself and his environment through motor and reflex actions. The child learns that he is separate from his environment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHFjFr0hk2g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8y-JVhjS0

Begins about the time the child starts to talk to about age 7 Preoperational Begins about the time the child starts to talk to about age 7 Applying his new knowledge of language, the child begins to use symbols to represent objects. Early in this stage he also personifies objects. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKL4trUNAIk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH35cBLQJ24

Concrete Operational About first grade to early adolescence During this stage the child develops an ability to think abstractly and to make rational judgements about concrete or observable phenomena http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1O4BGgW64 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtLEWVu815o

Formal Operations adolescence Rational judgment no longer require concrete objects. Adolescents are capable of hypothetical and deductive reasoning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw36PpYPPZM

Reflection Write about a time when you were younger and your perception of events was affected by your stage of development. You can also use an example of a younger sibling or niece/nephew.