Compare and contrast the three approaches to cognitive ...

[Mollykgkg]

Compare and contrast the three approaches to cognitive development: stage, psychometric, and information-processing.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Do you agree or disagree with Fowler's stage theory of faith development? Name and describe the level of faith development of two people you know (one may be yourself),
 
  and explain why understanding these people's faith causes you to believe that Fowler is correct
  or incorrect.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[amit]

Answer to Question 1

The stage approach picks up where Piaget left off, emphasizing the possible
emergence of a new stage of thinking and reasoning in adulthood. The
psychometric approach uses IQ tests to analyze the components of intelligence. The
information-processing approach studies the encoding, storage, and retrieval of
information throughout life.

Answer to Question 2

Answers will vary. The two examples should be appropriately labeled for the stages
described. Students may point out that Fowler's theory is only the opinion of one
person and not a given fact. Criticisms may include an understanding that various
stages of faith may be more appropriate at different points in a person's
development and for different situations. There are also questions about why so few
people advance to the final stages.