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Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - (ANSWER)from birth to 2 years, motor activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - (ANSWER)from 2 years to 7 years, development
of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - (ANSWER)from 7 years to 11 years, logical
thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - (ANSWER)adolescence to adulthood, abstract
thoughts
Physical Development - (ANSWER)a developmental process that refers to the
physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - (ANSWER)the development of thinking, problem
solving, and memory
Piaget's Theory - (ANSWER)Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Vygotsky's Theory - (ANSWER)A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes
how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
, Erikson's Theory - (ANSWER)Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - (ANSWER)Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs are met
Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - (ANSWER)Erikson's second crisis
of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of
self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson) - (ANSWER)Pre-school children initiating activities
and asserting control.
Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson) - (ANSWER)The fourth of Erikson's eight
psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills,
developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or
incompetent.
Identity versus Role Confusion (Erikson) - (ANSWER)Erikson's term for the fifth
stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out "who am I?" but is
confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt