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Freud’s Stages of Development Piagets’s Theory of Cognitive Development

a. Says development affets a person’s future a. Focused on cognitive factors

b. Focuses on erogenous zones and their developments b. Primarily observed children to make his
conclusion
c. Says agression is influenced by Id, Ego and Superego c. Focuses the idea of mental development
d. Parents are important influences in development d. Focuses on moral judgments

SIMILARITIES
a. Both want to explain how people think and act based on how they developed and grew up
b. To understand an adult,they though that the key was to understand how they develop
c. Both say and believe that children seek things that stimulates them
d. Both think and believe that the child detemines how they grow, even though others have a role chilren act on their own
e. Both are interested in development

Erickson’s Psychosocial Stages Freud’s Stages of Development

a. Called age between birth and 2 years trust vs mistrust age
stage
b. Theory includes three more stages that span adulthood
c. Thought ego was a meditator between real and meaningful choices
a. Called age between birth and 2 years the oral
b. Theory focuses on the period between birth and
adolescence
c. Thought ego was a mediator between id and reality

SIMILARITIES
a. Both believe that the unconscious mind is important
b. Both believe that development revolves around conflict
c. Both believe that childhood is an important part of personality

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Erickson’s Psychosocial Stages Piagets’s Theory of Cognitive Development

a. Has 8 stages a. Has 4 stages

b. Stages involve conflict b. Stages are based on “schema”
c. Studied late adulthood c. Studies adolescence to adulthood
d. Between 7 and 11 is a major turning point in children’s
development
SIMILARITIES
a. Both theories have stages that begin at infancy and last into adulthood
b. Both theories believe that early childhood and adolescence are significant stages for individuals, where thet grow physically to
attain some form of independence
c. Both discuss socia deveoplemt and emotional expression

Piagets’s Theory of Cognitive Development Vgotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory

a. Cognitive development is driven by a child’s inbuilt
tendency to adapt to new experiences
b. Children learn through active-self discovery
c. Cognitive develoment is the same universally
d. Believed children will only learn when they are ready
e. Language is a result of cognitive development
f. Believe that self discovery is crucial
a. Cognitive development is driven by social interaction
b. Children learn through instruction and guidance
c. Cognitive development differs across cultures and time
d. Develpment could be accelerated to an extend, with
correct scaffolding and within the ZPD
e. Language is the key to cognitive development
f. Learning is done through being taught by a More
Knowledgeable Other (MKO).

SIMILARITIES
a. Both believe that children learn increasingly complex information and skills as they get older
b. Both have emphasis on nature and nurture.
c. Both recognize the role of heredity and maturation of the brain and body
d. Both believe that children’s cognitive abilities develop in a sequence and particulat abilitirs develop at certain stages