Developmental Stages Matrix
PSY 280 Human Growth and Development
University of Phoenix Material
Developmental Stages Matrix
Developmental Stage
Physical changes
Cognitively changes
Socioemotionaly changes
Infancy
Grow quickly, profound changes, reflexes, motor skills, sensations, perceptions, supporting large disproportionate head, roll while lying, crawl, stand with support (basic motor functions)
Easily attached, trusts caregivers,
Early Childhood
Grow quickly, lose baby fat, longer limbs, abdominal muscles form, head still disproportionally large, running, jumping, turning, balance (large body movement)
Attempt to understand, explain, organize, manipulate, construct, and predict, see patterns in events and objects
Difficult managing attention, confuse appearances with reality, focus on single aspect of experiences
Inability to distinguish their own point of view and the point of view of others
Capacity to help, cooperate, share, learn fear (anxiety) and aggression (hostility)
Middle and Late Childhood
Growth spurts (girls 9-10, boys 11-12), frontal lobe development, gross and fine motor movement continues, faster, stronger, better coordinated, minor illness reduce frequency, obesity concerns begin
Think systematically about multiple topics, increased problem solving, understand cause and effect ability to reason and act purposefully, memorize complicated amounts and types of information, empathy
Understanding of society and rules of social behavior, peer relationships begin major role,
Adolescence
Physical, emotional and intellectual growth continues, adjusting to new body changes (puberty), pituitary gland stimulates hormones,
Think abstractly and deductively, consider future responsibilities, search answers, test hypotheses, draw conclusions, demonstrate conventional morality
Early Adulthood
Middle Adulthood
Late Adulthood
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