Human Growth and Development
1. Both Erikson and Piaget study developmental psychology through stages and support the idea of the development of personality throughout life. Also, both of them share the idea that the failure of the personal development on one of the stages will result in the failure on the following stage. At the same time, Erikson and Piaget have a different number of stages and see the developmental process differently. Erikson follows the psychoanalytic school, has an experiential approach, and considers the development of ego and the influence of social setting, and Piaget uses observations, ignores ego, and considers the development ...