Developmental Psychology Theories

Flashcards based on lecture notes covering Jean Piaget, Laurence Kohlberg, and Sigmund Fraud's theories of development.

Jean Piaget

A swiss phoycologist who developed the Cognitive Development theory.

Sensorimotor

The first stage of Cognitive Development occurring from birth to 2 yrs old.

Preoperational

The stage from 2 to 7 yrs old characterized by Imaginary thinking.

Concrete operational

The stage from 7-11 yrs old characterized by abstract thinking.

Formal operational

The stage from adolescence to adulthood where one plans For Future.

Laurence Kohlberg

The individual associated with Moral Development and the study of Right or wrong.

Preconventional

A level of Moral Development focused on the need to Follow rules.

Conventional

A level of Moral Development where one seeks to avoid society's judgement.

Post Conventional

A level of Moral Development characterized by genuine concern.

Sigmund Fraud

An individual associated with awareness of the Conscious minds and the Phisycosocial Phsycosexual Theory.

Oral

A Phsycosexual stage from birth to 1 characterized by suck and smallem.

Anal

A Phsycosexual stage from 1-3 characterized by Conflict.

Phallic

A Phsycosexual stage from 3-6 characterized by pleasure.

Latency

A Phsycosexual stage occurring at age 6 characterized emotionally.

Genital

A Phsycosexual stage from puberty to adulthoods themselves sexually.