Development through the life span
Today’s coming attractions We will meet 14 people people in different stages of their life.
Who studied your thinking and reasoning? Jean Piaget
Who Focused on your morality? Kohlberg
Who discussed how you develop from youth through old age? Erickson
Janet believes that things can disappear and never come back. Which of Piaget’s stages is she in? Sensorimotor stage What will she be able to understand before going on to the next stage? Object permanence
Billy thinks everything belongs to him. He can not understand the world from someone else’s viewpoint. Which of Piaget’s stages is he in? Preoperational stage What tests can be used to see if he is getting out of this stage? Conservation of matter “Do you have a brother”.
Samantha is 6 years old. Samantha can not do a math problem on paper. Which of Piaget’s stages is she in? What can you do to help her solve the problem? Concrete materials E.g. Montessori
Mike is raising a teenage son and daughter, and wants to avoid them using drugs. Should he use authoritarian or authoritative parenting? Why?
Jim does his homework in order to watch TV. What stage of moral development is she in? Preconventional
Jane obeys the speed limit because it is the law, not necessarily because she thinks it is right. What stage of moral development is she in? Conventional
After much thought, Janet pickets an abortion clinic (illegally) because she feels it is the morally right thing to do. What stage of moral development is she in? Postconventional
Twee is 16 years old. She has pink hair, and keeps changing her idea of what she wants to do in life. Which one of Erickson’s eight stages is she in? Identity VS role confusion
Will is going to NSCC. He has a live-in girlfriend, but often spends his time with his male friends rather than her. Which one of Erickson’s eight stages is he in? Intimacy VS isolation
Harris retired from his job at Boeing, and is wondering if his life was worth it, and what he accomplished. Which one of Erickson’s eight stages is he in? Integrity VS despair
Joan is 36, and is working hard to climb the ladder at work. Which one of Erickson’s eight stages is she in? Generativity vs. stagnation
Jan’s mother is 96 years old. She can remember things about when Jan was a child, but can not reason out to solve simple problems. Discuss why, in terms of Crystallized and fluid intelligence.
Don has been told his dad has early Alzheimer's disease. What can he expect in the future?
What does it mean to say the “social clock” varies from culture to culture?
William seems sociable and happy. What might we guess about his self concept?