Developmental Psychology
Life Timeline
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Working in PARTNERS (2 people) you will be assigned a stage of development from Piaget’s cognitive
development, Kohlberg’s moral development, or Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development.
Each theory has specific requirements for the poster you will create. Use the magazines provided to find
images. You can also draw images.
At the end of class we will compile these posters on a giant life timeline!
PIAGET’S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Sensorimotor stage
 Name of stage
 Age range
Preoperational stage
 1 cognitive process demonstrated (include
definition/description)
Concrete operational stage
 1 cognitive process that must be learned to
move to next stage (include
Formal operational stage
definition/description)
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
KOHLBERG’S MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Preconventional level (Stages 1 – 2)
 Name of level
 Age when developed
Conventional level (Stages 3 – 4)
 The 2 stages included in the level (include
description moral reasoning at that stage)
Postconventional level (Stages 5 – 6)
 An example of reasoning for each stage in the
level
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Trust vs Mistrust
 Name of stage/dilemma
 Age range
Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt
 The positive outcome of the dilemma
 The negative outcome of the dilemma
Initiative vs Guilt
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
Competence vs Inferiority
Identity vs Role Confusion
Intimacy vs Isolation
Generativity vs Stagnation
Integrity vs Despair
Developmental Psychology
Life Timeline



Working in PARTNERS (2 people) you will be assigned a stage of development from Piaget’s cognitive
development, Kohlberg’s moral development, or Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development.
Each theory has specific requirements for the poster you will create. Use the magazines provided to find
images. You can also draw images.
At the end of class we will compile these posters on a giant life timeline!
PIAGET’S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Sensorimotor stage
 Name of stage
 Age range
Preoperational stage
 1 cognitive process demonstrated (include
definition/description)
Concrete operational stage
 1 cognitive process that must be learned to
move to next stage (include
Formal operational stage
definition/description)
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
KOHLBERG’S MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Preconventional level (Stages 1 – 2)
 Name of level
 Age when developed
Conventional level (Stages 3 – 4)
 The 2 stages included in the level (include
description moral reasoning at that stage)
Postconventional level (Stages 5 – 6)
 An example of reasoning for each stage in the
level
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Include on your poster:
Trust vs Mistrust
 Name of stage/dilemma
 Age range
Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt
 The positive outcome of the dilemma
 The negative outcome of the dilemma
Initiative vs Guilt
 At least 5 relevant pictures/drawings
Competence vs Inferiority
Identity vs Role Confusion
Intimacy vs Isolation
Generativity vs Stagnation
Integrity vs Despair