How the Child's Mind Develops By David Cohen Published December
6th 2012 by Routledge – 224 pages * How do we get from helpless
baby to knowing, ironic teenager? * Is cognition a question of
learning and environment or heredity? * What impact do
television and computers have on cognitive development?
Cognitive Development - how we learn to think, perceive,
remember, talk, reason and learn - is a central topic in the
field of psychology. In this highly readable book, David Cohen
discusses the key theories, research and controversies that have
shaped and informed our knowledge of how the child's mind
develops. He shows how the questions and issues that have
intrigued psychologists over the past hundred years or so relate
to the child growing up in the 21st century. This book is for
everyone who lives with, works with or studies children. Issues
such as learning to read and write, performance in the
classroom, and measuring intelligence and ability are covered,
as are child crime and the development of morality.