Cognitive Development Literature & Language Essay Paper (Essay Sample)

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT TEORIES
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Cognitive Development Theories
According to Smolensky and Dupoux (2009), cognitive development is the psychological development and neurological development from childhood to adulthood. It is how a person perceives and acquires an understanding of the surrounding based on the interaction of learned factors and genetic. Cognitive development increases with age as awareness of the surrounding increases. The theory of cognitive development, therefore, describes the distinct stages of cognitive development. Among the development theories that exist, this paper shades light and contrasts Piaget’s and Vyogotsky’s theories. Piaget states that human development is described in stages and driven by repressed sexuality; Vyogotsky, on the other hand, argues that the acquisition of intelligence and learning processes are based on social interaction process.
Jean Piaget's theory of development