Post by ambercyw on Sept 27, 2017 22:30:39 GMT
Moghaddam claims that Western Psychologists focus mostly on the individualist features of stage models which means that the stage models of development put forward by Freud, Erikson, Piaget, and Kohlberg all emphasize the individual as an independent entity self-regulated by biological factors that determine their development. The psychologists believe that an individual's developmental level could be measured by isolating them in a lab and imposing experimental conditions. For example, Piaget focused on cognitive development and rational processes within the individual. In a lab, the concept of object permanence could be tested in an infant to assess that they are in the sensorimotor stage of development. The stage models of these Western psychologists are reductionist in their approach and reflect the Western ideals of individualism and independence with each person being in control of their life outcomes.
The stage models don't take into account training and instruction received in the environment and the cognitive development that takes place through social interactions. A stage model that considered interpersonal relationships, collaborative construction, ideal forms, imitation, and collective play - as introduced by Vygotsky - would be more considerate of the environment as part of development.
The stage models don't take into account training and instruction received in the environment and the cognitive development that takes place through social interactions. A stage model that considered interpersonal relationships, collaborative construction, ideal forms, imitation, and collective play - as introduced by Vygotsky - would be more considerate of the environment as part of development.