1st Edition

Introducing Cognitive Development

By Laura Taylor Copyright 2005
282 Pages
by Psychology Press

288 Pages
by Psychology Press

282 Pages
by Psychology Press

Interest in cognitive development has been resurgent in recent years as a result of continuing improvements in technology and the new methods of research these enable. Introducing Cognitive Development brings a new focus and clarity to this theoretically complex area. Using numerous illustrations and examples it describes the specific changes that occur in cognition from infancy and throughout... Read more
Introduction. The Starting Position. The Development of Symbolic Thought. Thinking and Reasoning. Language Development. Reading, Writing and Dyslexia. Theory of Mind. Conclusions.

Biography

Laura Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Health and Social Sciences, Coventry University.