1. Developmental Psychology
Stages of Development

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Formal Operations adolescence
Rational judgment no longer require concrete objects. Adolescents are capable of hypothetical and deductive reasoning

6. 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.