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Apprenticeship in Thinking: Cognitive Development in Social Context
This interdisciplinary work presents an integration of theory and research on how children develop their thinking as they participate in a cultural activity with the guidance and challenge of their caregivers and other companions. The author, a leading developmental psychologist, … Continue reading
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The Impact of Childcare and Parent–Child Interactions on School Readiness and Social Skills Development
Low-income children are at increased risk for school readiness deficits in terms of both cognitive and social development. This study examined the roles of childcare involvement and parent-child interaction quality on the development of school readiness and social skills among … Continue reading
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Cognitive and affective development in adolescence
Questions about the nature of normative and atypical development in adolescence have taken on special significance in the last few years, as scientists have begun to recast old portraits of adolescent behavior in the light of new knowledge about brain … Continue reading
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Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
Lev Vygotsky created a theory of psychological development that has become increasingly influential in recent decades. The theory is viewed by some psychologists and pedagogues as alternative way to understand the development of children and adults in a way that … Continue reading
Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development is recognized as one of the most innovative psychological theories of the twentieth century. The theory is based on the assumption that culture plays a major role in cognitive development. Each period in child development … Continue reading
Costly rejection of Wrongdoers by Infants and Children
How unappealing are individuals who behave badly towards others? We show here that children and even infants, although motivated by material rewards, are nonetheless willing to incur costs to avoid “doing business” with a wrongdoer. When given the choice to … Continue reading
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How Children perceive Fractals – Hierarchical self-similarity and Cognitive development
The ability to understand and generate hierarchical structures is a crucial component of human cognition, available in language, music, mathematics and problem solving. Recursion is a particularly useful mechanism for generating complex hierarchies by means of self-embedding rules. In the … Continue reading
A Computational Model of Early Cognitive Development as a Creative Process
This paper describes a computational model named Dev E-R (Developmental Engagement-Reflection) that, inspired by Piaget’s theory, simulates the assimilation-accommodation adaptation process. It is implemented with a new extended version of the computational model of creativity known as Engagement-Reflection. That is, … Continue reading
Social and Cognitive Development in the Context of Individual, Social, and Cultural Processes
In recent years a proliferation of theoretical and empirical scholarship has emerged on how social and cultural factors shape development. This work has provided important information about the multiple goals and pathways of development throughout the world, yet many issues … Continue reading
The Development of the Mediated Mind – Sociocultural Context and Cognitive Development
Katherine Nelson’s view of cognitive development as an interactive process, mediated by culture, context, language, and social interaction, has shaped the current field of cognitive development. The impact of Katherine’s views on the sociocultural basis of cognition and her functionalist … Continue reading
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