Comparing Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development to Erikson’s Stages of Social Development  Child psychologist, Jean Piaget, believed that a person understands whatever information fits into his established view of the world. Piaget described four stages of cognitive development and related them to a person’s ability to understand. The Sensorimotor Stage occurs from birth to 2 years. It is during this stage that the child learns about his or herself and the environment around …showed first 75 words of 936 total…

…showed last 75 words of 936 total…side, in my opinion. Life and experience was the best teacher in this case.  Bibliography Works Cited North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Program Implications Based on Children’s Cognitive and Social Development Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 Piaget’s Cognitive Stages Encyclopedia Britannica CD ROM Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development Child Development Institute Stages of Social Emotional Development In Children and Teenagers An article by Jim Anderson, SSP The ABC Classroom: I am, I belong, I can