Stephen is four years old and gets very angry when his father feeds him and his sister mashed potatoes. Although his father attempts to give the exact same amount of potatoes to both children, Stephen perceives his sister has gotten more than he has. The reason Stephen believes he has been shorted on his potatoes is due to his sister smashing hers out and covering her whole plate. Stephen doesn’t realize that just because the potatoes look different on their plates, that it is still the same amount of potatoes. What stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development is Stephen currently in and what specific ability does he lack? Explain fully what highlights the stage and the concepts that are important in that stage. Also, fully explain why you believe what you do in your answers.
1,Stephen is four years old and gets very angry when his father feeds him and his sister mashed potatoes. Although his father attempts to give the exact same amount of potatoes to both children, Stephen perceives his sister has gotten more than he has. The reason Stephen believes he has been shorted on his potatoes is due to his sister smashing hers out and covering her whole plate. Stephen doesn’t realize that just because the potatoes look different on their plates, that it is still the same amount of potatoes. What stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development is Stephen currently in and what specific ability does he lack? Explain fully what highlights the stage and the concepts that are important in that stage. Also, fully explain why you believe what you do in your answers.
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Sylvia is 23 years old and is having some trouble in her attempts to form a strong intimate romantic relationship with others. She tends to really have the most trouble with the intimacy of dating others. Sylvia fears that if she opens up to others she will be hurt. Give two examples of developmental theories that would explain why Sylvia is afraid of intimacy:
- Use one explanation from Ainsworth’s work on attachment. Discuss what type of attachment Sylvia has and what she likely would have done as an infant in the “Strange Situation” experiment. Talk in depth about attachment and the “Strange Situation” so I can see you understand the concepts.
- Use a second explanation from Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development. Discuss what stage(s) likely would have unresolved crises for her as well as what stage she is currently in and why she would be seeking out intimate relationships with others. Talk in depth about where her intimacy fears could have come from according to Erikson.
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Juanita is 45 years old and feels like she is “stuck.” She is still trying to figure out who she is and doesn’t think she is as productive as she should be in her life. What stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Development is Juanita in currently? What are some possible reasons that Juanita is feeling “stuck” in her life according to Erikson. Talk in depth about the stages and concepts that are relevant to this example and fully support your conclusions.
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Michael believes that gay marriage and homosexuality is wrong because it is not the social norm that he is accustomed to. He states “Marriage is only supposed to be between one man and one woman. That is how it has always been and anything different is wrong.” Which of Kohlberg’s Stages of Morality Thinking is Michael likely operating? Why do you believe that to be the case? Would it be important to know Michael’s age in his ability to reason about homosexuality and its moral standing in society? Talk in depth about what Piaget would say about a child’s ability to reason versus that of an adult in answering this question. Talk about different stages of Cognitive Development according to Piaget and how they would relate to the ability to reason on Morality according to Kohlberg.
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