Cognitive Development

Cognitive development is the progressive change in mental processes and cognitive abilities—including thinking, reasoning, memory, and understanding—that results from the interaction of biological maturation and environmental learning experience during childhood and adolescence.

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6.1K

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Educational PsychologyHuman Development

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Attention DevelopmentCategorization DevelopmentCognitive Development In AdolescenceCognitive Flexibility DevelopmentConcept FormationExecutive FunctionInformation Processing DevelopmentMemory DevelopmentMetacognition DevelopmentMetacognitive Development

Publications

27.6K

Toward an experimental ecology of human development.

Urie Bronfenbrenner · American Psychologist · 1977 · 10.2K citations

Education, Human Development, Psychology +12

Metacognition and cognitive monitoring: A new area of cognitive–developmental inquiry.

John H. Flavell · American Psychologist · 1979 · 9.9K citations

Education, Human Development, Psychology +16

The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.

K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Krampe, Clemens Tesch‐Römer · Psychological Review · 1993 · 8.8K citations

Education, Human Development, Psychology +11

Perceived Self-Efficacy in Cognitive Development and Functioning

Albert Bandura · Educational Psychologist · 1993 · 7.6K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction +17

Beliefs about beliefs: Representation and constraining function of wrong beliefs in young children's understanding of deception

Heinz Wimmer · Cognition · 1983 · 6.3K citations

Education, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12

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Robert S. Siegler
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
65 publications · 12.1K citations
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Henry M. Wellman
University of Michigan, United States
66 publications · 8.3K citations
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Vicki Anderson
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
70 publications · 6.5K citations
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David C. Geary
University of Missouri, United States
54 publications · 10.2K citations
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Susan E. Gathercole
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
46 publications · 12.6K citations
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Child Development
1.5K publications · 148.6K citations
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Developmental Psychology
897 publications · 83.1K citations
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PEDIATRICS
240 publications · 36.3K citations
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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
JECP · 738 publications · 48.5K citations
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Developmental Science
393 publications · 38.6K citations
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See also Cognitive Development
Developmental Theories	Formal Operational Thought Assimilatory Processes Propositional Reasoning Reversibility
Cognitive Processes	Language Acquisition Memory Attention Executive Function Working Memory Creativity Problem Solving Critical Thinking Perception Decision Making Statistical Learning Reasoning Models
Influencing Factors	Parenting Emotions Physical Activity Preterm Birth Nutrition Peer Interaction Sleep Quality Lead Exposure Parent Education Environmental Pollution Neighborhood Environment Socioeconomic Background Maternal Mental Health Noise Exposure Access To Green Space Maternal Substance Use Music Education Residential Environment Quality Maternal Micronutrient Supplementation Gut Microbiome Diversity Rural Environment Black Women’s Empowerment Cognitive Dissonance In Politics
Developmental Stages	Formal Operational Thought
Assessment Methods	Supervised Learning Quasi-experimental Design Pretest-posttest Gain Dynamic Analysis For Testing