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Initiative vs. guilt is the third stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. This stage occurs during the preschool years, between the ages of 3…
Key Takeaways Adaptation in Piaget’s theory involves changing mental structures to learn new information. Assimilation happens when people fit new…
Key Takeaways The formal operational stage starts at age 12 and continues into adulthood, allowing for more complex thinking.Teenagers in…
Key Takeaways Between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, children begin to express a greater need for independence…
Key Takeaways Integrity is feeling satisfied with your life and accepting how it was lived.Despair involves regret and disappointment when…
Key Takeaways During the concrete operational stage, kids develop the ability to think logically about concrete situations.Children learn about reversibility,…
Key Takeaways Freud believed personality develops through five psychosexual stages, each focused on a specific erogenous zone. Early childhood experiences…
Key Takeaways Youngest children may be more likely to become entrepreneurs and risk-takers.Parenting styles and family dynamics affect youngest children,…
Psychosocial Stages: A Summary Chart Age Conflict Important Events Outcome Infancy (birth to 18 months) Trust vs. Mistrust Feeding Hope…
Key Takeaways Piaget’s theory explains how children’s thinking develops in four stages, each marked by new ways of understanding and…