... of a problem. Furthermore, children become less egocentric during this stage as they start to consider simultaneously different ways of looking at a problem, however, often still have difficulty or show rigid types of thinking. Finally, in the formal operational stage (12 years to adulthood) the person thinks logically and systematically, and as adult learns how to use abstract concepts separating concrete object ... most important event in this stage is a romantic attachment or relationship. This is also the stage in which most start a family, though this has been pushed back somewhat ...

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... . In the first level, there is stage 1 in which punishment and obedience determine morality and stage 2 in which rewards and self-interest determine reasoning. In the second level, stage 3 interpersonal norms such as loyalty and trust are the main factors while in stage 4 a social system such as law and justice are the main bases of reasoning. In the third level, stage ... influence learning and therefore development as well. Social learning theory differs from Skinnerian behaviorism in that it broadens the content of learning theory to complex social behaviors and by what types of learn...

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