Presents an overview of traditional methodological approaches to stagewise cognitive
developmental research. These approaches are evaluated and integrated on the basis of …

Developmental stages in general and Piaget's stages in particular have given rise to
considerable controversy. Much of this controversy revolves around the responses that have …

This book takes a chronological approach, describing all aspects of development at each
period of the life span. With this approach students gain a sense of the multifaceted sweep of …

" This book represents an integrative theory of cognitive development in infancy and early
childhood, emphasizing the important role that language plays in taking the 2-to 5-year-old …

As adults we believe that our knowledge of our own psychological states is substantially
different from our knowledge of the psychological states of others: First-person knowledge …

The conception and theory of agency as self-regulation that is contained within Bandura's
social cognitive theory is examined and elaborated in the context of the relevant …

Jean Piaget is one of the greatest names in psychology. A knowledge of his ideas is
essential for all in psychology and education. Sociological Studies is one of his major works …

This is a revised version of the 1st edition, which was comprised of empirical findings and
conceptual arguments pointing to an expanded notion of developmental theory. The 1st …

Can the output of human cognition be predicted from the assumption that it is an optimal
response to the information-processing demands of the environment? A methodology called …

The developmental theory of Jean Piaget has been criticized on the grounds that it is
conceptually limited, empirically false, or philosophically and epistemologically untenable …