| 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 |