Three-year-old Dimitri frequently takes other children’s toys from them, showing little concern for their feelings, even when they cry. When he does this, his mother tells him to “imagine how other kids feel when they lose their toys.” Use your understanding of cognitive development to explain Dimitri’s antisocial behavior. Why is his mother’s comment unlikely to influence his behavior? How would you encourage Dimitri to stop behaving this way?

Instructions:
Answer the following two questions (500 words each!, use evidence from Chapter 4 to support your answers.)

1. Three-year-old Dimitri frequently takes other children’s toys from them, showing little concern for their feelings, even when they cry. When he does this, his mother tells him to “imagine how other kids feel when they lose their toys.” Use your understanding of cognitive development to explain Dimitri’s antisocial behavior. Why is his mother’s comment unlikely to influence his behavior? How would you encourage Dimitri to stop behaving this way?

2. Thirteen-year-oldRyanhasbeguntochallengemanyofhisparents’valuesandtoexpresshis own set of highly idealistic standards. Compare and contrast the explanations for Ryan’s behavior that would be given by Kohlberg and by Erikson.