A | B |
Preconventional morality | Focus on reward and punishment; "I wouldn't steal because I would get in trouble." |
Conventional morality | Focus on social conventions; "I wouldn't steal because of what others might think of me." |
Postconventional morality | Moral decisions are based on personal, internal judgments or right and wrong.; "I would steal the drug because saving a life is more important. "is wrong." |
Trust vs. mistrust | birth-18 months; child develops positive relationship with primary caregiver |
Initiative vs. guilt | 3-7yrs; child seeks balance between what she wants and sense of right and wrong |
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt | 1.5-3yrs; child seeks a sense of internal control and independence |
Industry vs. inferiority | 7-10yrs; child seeks to master the basic skills for successful participation in the society; child feels competent |
Identity vs. role confusion | adolescence; teenager seeks to answer "Who am I?" and "What do I want to do and be?" |
Intimacy vs. isolation | early adulthood; seek to either establish a strong, committed relationship |
Generativity vs. stagnation | middle adulthood; adults either engage in sharing of their wisdom and experience with younger generations or are resentful towards them |
Integrity vs. despair | late adulthood; older adult reflects back on life with sense of accomplishment and pride or sense of missed opportunities and sadness |
Sensorimotor stage | birth-2yrs; grasps concept of object permanence |
Preoperational stage | 2-7yrs; begins to think symbolically; highly egocentric because they are unable to take another's perspective |
Concrete operational stage | 7-11yrs; mastered concept of conservation; capable of logical thinking |
Formal operational stage | 11yrs onward; can think abstractly and hypothetically |