GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
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The changes that occur in all of us as we go through our lives
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The development of thinking
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Genetically driven, age-related changes in individuals
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Changes in the size, shape, and functioning of our bodies
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is cognitive development? Cognitive development means the growth of a child’s ability to think and reason. This growth happens differently from ages 6 to 12, and from ages 12 to 18. Children ages 6 to 12 years old develop the ability to think in concrete ways. These are called concrete operations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thinking, also known as ‘cognition’, refers to the ability to process information, hold attention, store and retrieve memories and select appropriate responses and actions. The ability to understand other people, and express oneself to others can also be categorised under thinking.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive development means how children think, explore and figure things out. It is the development of knowledge, skills, problem solving and dispositions, which help children to think about and understand the world around them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cognition refers to thinking and memory processes, and cognitive development refers to long-term changes in these processes.
Detailed explanation-5: -The term cognitive development refers to the process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning and understanding. It includes the acquisition and consolidation of knowledge.