development stage

(noun)

The stage where prototypes are created, and questions of production and marketing are asked.

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Examples of development stage in the following topics:

  • Stages of Cognitive Development

    • Review the four major stages of cognitive development: Piaget's Stages (http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?
    • title=Piaget%27s_Stages)

  • Kohlberg and Moral Development

  • Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

    • Erikson's psychosocial stages of development focus on the resolution of different crises to become a successful, complete person.
    • Erikson emphasized that the ego makes positive contributions to development by mastering attitudes, ideas, and skills at each stage of development.
    • Erikson's stages of psychosocial development are based on (and expand upon) Freud's psychosexual theory.
    • According to psychosocial theory, we experience eight stages of development over our lifespan, from infancy through late adulthood.
    • Erikson developed his eight stages of psychosocial development based on Freud's psychosexual theory.

  • Piaget

    • Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence.
    • Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence.
    • Piaget explains the growth of characteristics and types of thinking as the result of four stages of development.
    • The development of object permanence is one of the most important accomplishments of this stage.
    • The pre-operational stage is the second stage of cognitive development.

  • Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

    • Piaget's theory of cognitive development states that our cognitive abilities develop through four specific stages.
    • His theory of four stages of cognitive development, first presented in the mid-20th century, is one of the most famous and widely-accepted theories in child cognitive development to this day.
    • Language development and make-believe play begin during this stage.
    • Many developmental psychologists suggest a fifth stage of cognitive development, known as the postformal stage (Basseches, 1984; Commons & Bresette, 2006; Sinnott, 1998).
    • The third child fails to show an understanding of conservation, and thus is likely still in the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

  • Financing Life Cycle of the Firm

    • Most businesses pass through a series of well defined stages based on their level of development.
    • However, they all experience common problems that arise at similar stages of their development.
    • This is the mature stage of a company's development.
    • Firms progress through stages of development, indicated by their changing profits over time.
    • Identify which type of finance is appropriate for a business based on its stage of development

  • Freud's Psychosexual Theory of Development

    • Freud's psychosexual theory of development suggests that children develop through a series of stages related to erogenous zones.
    • According to his theory, these parts become unified as a child works through the five stages of psychosexual development.
    • Oral (0-1 years of age): During this stage, the mouth is the pleasure center for development.
    • Sigmund Freud developed his theory of development based on five psychosexual stages.
    • Summarize Freud's structural model of personality and the stages of his psychosexual theory of development

  • Moral Development in Childhood

    • Moral development refers to changes in moral beliefs as a person grows older and gains maturity.
    • Moral development refers to changes in moral beliefs as a person grows older and gains maturity.
    • Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of moral judgments in children rather than on their actions.
    • He divided his stages of moral understanding into three levels, each with two stages (creating a total of six stages) .
    • Stage 5: Social contract - In this stage, children start to see the flexibility of rules and can imagine alternative situations.

  • Stages in the Product Life Cycle

    • After all research and development has be done it is time to launch the product and begin its lifecycle.
    • At this stage of the life cycle, the company usually loses money on the product.
    • In the maturity stage of the product life cycle, sales will reach their peak.
    • There is no set schedule for the stages of a product life cycle.
    • Firms progress through stages of development, indicated by their changing profits over time.

  • Demographic Transition Theory

    • Demographic transition theory (Caldwell and Caldwell 2006) suggests that future population growth will develop along a predictable four- or five-stage model.
    • In stage two, that of a developing country, the death rates drop rapidly due to improvements in food supply and sanitation, which increase life spans and reduce disease.
    • In stage three, birth rates fall.
    • The extent to which it applies to less-developed societies today remains to be seen.
    • Some countries, particularly African countries, appear to be stalled in the second stage due to stagnant development and the effect of AIDS.