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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Chapter Overview

Chapter 10 focuses on the rapid development of cognitive skills during the preschool years. In this chapter, the authors:
  • Explore advances and limitations in preschool children's thinking
  • Report research showing that young children are more cognitively competent than Piaget believed
  • Trace the development of language and memory in early childhood
  • Discuss two approaches to the assessment of intelligence in early childhood
  • Examine factors that influence the development of cognitive abilities
  • Discuss goals, trends, and issues in early childhood education