Abstract: There are three developmental psychologists who have laid the foundations to what we know about development. These three psychologists are Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg. They have created theories of cognitive, psychosocial, and moral development. I tested out all three of these theories on two kindergarten kids, who I will refer to as Jane and John. I’ve determined where they are in the developmental stages and if I believe if their theories are reasonable and true. The kindergarteners I worked with were a lot more intelligent than I thought they would be. The results of the experiments went both along and against the predicted outcomes.
One psychologist who has a popularized theory is Jean Piaget. Jean …show more content…
His theory focuses on moral development, and includes 3 stages. The first stage is preconventional morality and lasts up to 9 years old. The kids will be focused on themselves; they will avoid being punished or will perform tasks to earn rewards. The next stage is conventional morality and occurs during early adolescence. In this stage, they value rules and laws to gain social status or remain in social order. The last stage is postconventional morality which occurs from adolescence beyond. In this stage their actions will reflect their personal beliefs and ethical …show more content…
I started off by asking this: “A woman is on her deathbed. There is a medicine that may save her, but it is too expensive for the woman and her husband to afford. The pharmacist had overpriced the medicine. The husband was thinking about breaking in and stealing it. Is that a good idea?”. John said, “No, stealing is wrong and I’ll get sent to jail”, and Jane replied, “you shouldn't steal.” This went hand-in-hand with Kohlberg’s stage in which the kindergarteners fell under. Kohlberg’s theory states that kids this age will be self centered in their morality and will avoid punishment. The kids did not even think of the wife and just wanted to dodge the risk of going to
One psychologist who has a popularized theory is Jean Piaget. Jean …show more content…
His theory focuses on moral development, and includes 3 stages. The first stage is preconventional morality and lasts up to 9 years old. The kids will be focused on themselves; they will avoid being punished or will perform tasks to earn rewards. The next stage is conventional morality and occurs during early adolescence. In this stage, they value rules and laws to gain social status or remain in social order. The last stage is postconventional morality which occurs from adolescence beyond. In this stage their actions will reflect their personal beliefs and ethical …show more content…
I started off by asking this: “A woman is on her deathbed. There is a medicine that may save her, but it is too expensive for the woman and her husband to afford. The pharmacist had overpriced the medicine. The husband was thinking about breaking in and stealing it. Is that a good idea?”. John said, “No, stealing is wrong and I’ll get sent to jail”, and Jane replied, “you shouldn't steal.” This went hand-in-hand with Kohlberg’s stage in which the kindergarteners fell under. Kohlberg’s theory states that kids this age will be self centered in their morality and will avoid punishment. The kids did not even think of the wife and just wanted to dodge the risk of going to