Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, it is important to understand how students think and learn so as to be able to teach effectively. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, profoundly impacted ...

The developmental psychologist and genetic epistemologist, Jean Piaget, investigated the cognitive development of children. He identified four stages from the sensorimotor period, culminating at 2 ...

A Singapore study tracking 328 mother-child pairs has found two distinct pathways linking maternal mental health to child ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

Childhood adversities have distinct effects on mental health and cognitive development, necessitating a nuanced understanding beyond the traditional adverse childhood experiences framework. The study ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

Critical thinking does not develop automatically. Using William Perry’s model of cognitive development, Adeola A. Matthew shows how lecturers can help students progress from simplistic, dualistic ...

Trying to keep up with your child's development - and what's best for them at a certain age or stage - can feel like an impossible task. They're always learning and growing and it's easy to lose grasp ...

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...