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Developmental Psychology: Cognitive development · Development of the self · Emotional development · Language development · Moral development · Perceptual development · Personality development · Psychosocial development · Social development · Developmental measures
Cognitive development is the growth of cognitive processes such as reasoning and problem solving throughout the life span. The main areas of interest include:
- Cognitive development in motivation
- Cognitive development in motor processes
Theories of cognitive development
There are a number of theories of cognitive development
- Bruner's theory of cognitive development
See also
- Cognitive psychology
- Concept formation
- Conservation (concept)
- Constructivism
- Developmental psychology
- Egocentrism
- Object permanence
- Intellectual development
- Language development
- Speech development
- Theory of mind
Bibliography
Key texts – Books
Bailtstok, E & Craik, F (2006)Lifespan Cognition - Mechanisms of Change. NY:OUP. ISBN 0195169530