REFERENCES ON DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCOLOGY.


References

Darwin, C. (1877). A Biographical Sketch of an Infant. Mind, 2, 285-294.
Preyer, W.T. (1882). Die Seele des Kindes: Beobachtungen über die geistige Entwicklung des Menschen in den ersten Lebensjahren.Grieben, Leipzig,
Preyer, W.T. (1888). The soul of the child: observations on the mental development of man in the first years of life.

How to cite this article:

McLeod, S. A. (2012). Developmental Psychology - Simply Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/developmental-psychology.html

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Piaget's Cognitive Theory

Piaget believed that children think differently than adults and stated they go through 4 universal stages of cognitive development. Development is therefore biologically based and changes as the child matures.
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Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage

Piaget described this stage from birth to approximately 2 years is a period of rapid cognitive growth were a child develops an understanding of object permanence.
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Piaget's Preoperational Stage

The preoperational stage ranges from about ages 2 to 7. Their thoughts and communications are. typically egocentric (tested using the three mountains task).
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Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage

Piaget considered the concrete stage a major turning point in the child's cognitive development, because it marks the beginning of logical or operational thought.
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Piaget's Formal Operational Stage

This stage starts at age 11 and involves the ability to combine and classify items in a more sophisticated way, and the capacity for higher-order reasoning.
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Vygotsky's Social Development Theory

Vygotsky's theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition.
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Zone of Proximal Developmental

Vygotsky views interaction with peers as an effective way of developing skills and strategies within the zone of proximal development.
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Bowlby's Attachment Theory

Bowlby’s theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments.
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Attachment Theory

Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space.
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