What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Although there is no general theory of cognitive development, the most historically influential theory was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss Psychologist (1896-1980). His theory provided many ...

Important Questions on Theories of Piaget, Kohlberg & Vygotsky 1. Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

The main concern of the present study is the question of the psychological reality of cognitive structures. After a brief outline of Piaget's structural and Bruner's representational theories of ...

Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the stage where children first start to understand why the ambiguity of “This Street, That Street, and The Other Street” is funny corresponds to ...

With the waning of influence of Piaget's theory and the shortcomings of information-processing perspectives of cognitive growth, cognitive developmentalists lack a common set of broad, overarching ...

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...