A Comparison of Piaget, Freud,

"A Comparison of Piaget, Freud, and Erikson" by Randy Hartenstine Psychology 1513-51 Extra Credit Paper April 8, 1999 Hartenstine 1 The field of psychology has grown to be respected as a science. Objectivity and the scientific method are both part of the psychologist's mode of operation. However, even the greatest of psychologists can only theorize about what makes human beings act the way they do. Absolutes are not part of psychology. Everything is relative and open to speculation. …

…theory is similar by time and their sequence of life events; where they differ is in their focus. Freud focuses on sex, Erikson focuses on the self and social orientation, and Piaget focuses on the child's abilities and senses. Each theory is also useful when applied to its relationship to educational practices, and these different ideals guide teachers in the mystical theories of forever trying to understand human development, the mind, and its behaviors…. Hartenstine 9