Often represented as stages through which people pass as they mature, developmental theories describe changes in mental abilities (cognition), social roles, moral reasoning, and beliefs about the nature of knowledge.
Vistas decotío como etapas polas que as persoas pasan a medida que maduran, as teorías de desenvolvemento describen cambios nas habilidades mentais (cognición), roles sociais, razoamento moral e crenzas acerca da natureza do coñecemento.