Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Compare and contrast Piaget and Vygotsky’s beliefs about cognitive development. Explain the role of information processing in cognitive development. Discuss how preschool-aged children understand their worlds. Put cognitive and language milestones into the order in which they appear in typically developing children. Discuss how early … Continue reading Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood