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Developmental Psychologists.
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`ADEDAPO ADESINA Introduction to Psychology 2 Reaction Paper 2 Developmental Psychologists The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines development as a specified state of growth or advancement or an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation. Developmental psychologists have therefore studied and analysed development in varying yet similar perspectives with resultant theories of human development. Most prominent of these theorists and their theories are Jean Piaget (1896-1980)- Cognitive Development, Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987)- Moral Reasoning Development and Erik Erikson (1902-1994). With clear transition from one stage to another in all their theories, they can all be referred to as stage theorists. Jean Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development is such that is based on the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating (i.e. cognition) [Psychology 6th Edition by David G. Myers]. As such, it was a form of development highly based on making sense of one's...
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