Cognitive development: infancy through adolescence

Chronologically organised, 'Life Span Development' offers a unique perspective on the field by focusing on the importance of context - examining how the places, sociocultural environments, and ways in which we are raised influence who we become and how we grow and change. Written in Kathleen M. Galotti's signature engaging style, this text is a dynamic examination of cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Updated and reorganized throughout, the Second Edition of Cognitive Development weaves together a variety of theoretical perspectives while considering issues of research methodology. Introductory chapters cover theoretical and developmental frameworks and are followed by chronologically arranged chapters, giving undergraduate and graduate students an understanding of the "whole" child in an accessible, intuitive framework

Previous edition: 2011

Preface About the Author Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview What Is Cognitive Development? Cognitive Realms: An Overview Broader Impacts of and on Cognitive Development Going Forward Chapter 2: Major Theories of Cognitive Development Piagetian Theory Vygotskian Theory and Sociocultural Influences Chapter 3: Other Frameworks Relevant to Cognitive Development Theories and Frameworks Research Methods for Studying Cognitive Development Chapter 4: Perception, Attention and Memory In Infancy Basic Sensory Abilities in Infancy Visual Perception Attentional Development Memory Development in Infancy Media Exposure During Infancy Chapter 5: Knowledge of Objects and Concepts In Infancy Knowledge of Objects Categorization Knowledge of Number Statistical Learning Chapter 6: Acquiring Language Theoretical Perspectives Phonological Development Lexical Development Syntactic Development Conversational/Pragmatic Development Acquiring Sign Language Chapter 7: Perception, -