Cognitive Development
Infancy Through Adolescence
Second Edition
- Kathleen M. Galotti - Carleton College, Minnesota
January 2016 | 488 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Written in Kathleen M. Galotti's signature engaging style, this text is a dynamic examination of cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Updated and reorganized throughout, the Second Edition weaves together a variety of theoretical perspectives while considering issues of research methodology. Introductory chapters cover theoretical and developmental frameworks and are followed by chronologically arranged chapters, giving undergraduate and graduate students an understanding of the "whole" child in an accessible, intuitive framework.
Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: Major Theories of Cognitive Development
Chapter 3: Other Frameworks Relevant to Cognitive Development
Chapter 4: Perception, Attention and Memory In Infancy
Chapter 5: Knowledge of Objects and Concepts In Infancy
Chapter 6: Acquiring Language
Chapter 7: Perception, Attention and Memory In Early Childhood
Chapter 8: Conceptual and Representational Development In Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Perception, Attention and Memory In Middle Childhood
Chapter 10: Representation and Complex Cognitive Skills In Middle Childhood
Chapter 11: Continuing Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 12: Broader Impacts of Cognitive Development
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index