Stranger Anxiety - infants become anxious around strangers. Obviously related to attachment. Representational Thought - Child can now think using symbols and mental representations of objects not physically present. Irreversible thought - cannot think backwards. Transductive thought - if 2 things occur together then one must cause the other.
Individuals can distinguish between the possible and impossible.
No crisis Foreclosure Diffusion Crisis Achievement Moratorium Imaginary Audience - adolescents feel that they are always on stage. Adults Cognitive Development - quantitative increases in knowledge and skills rather than qualitative changes in cognitive abilities. Speed slows and there is more reliance on past experience. Integrity vs despair - must feel as if own life was worthwhile. Recent research has shown that stereotypes of old age paint an unfairly negative picture of the abilities and experiences of the elderly.