DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY PART II
7-9% OF AP PSYCHOLOGY EXAM
PIAGET’S THEORY OF
FORMAL DEVELOPMENT
•Ages 7 - 11
•Learn to solve more
complex problems using
basic logic
• Understand Conservation–
a given amount of anything
remains the same even if it
changes shape
•reversibility– things
can return to their
original condition after
being changed•More understanding of
multiple classification
and seriation
Even their
humor is
concrete!
What’s Black and White
and has 16 wheels?
A Zebra on Roller
Skates!
•Ages 12- adulthood
•Can think through
complex problems,
find several
solutions, and
choose the most
logical one.
TO SUM IT ALL UP…
ERIKSON’S STAGE OF SOCIAL AND
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3
BcwntGAB34
KOHLBERG’S STAGES OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/kohlbergs
-stages-of-moral-development.html
CREATE STAGES OF DEV CHART
• See handout for directions