The preoperational stage occurs between ages 2 and 7, where children engage in pretend play and symbolic thinking. During ...

Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence. It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget ...

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Key Takeaways Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

Infant object individuation refers to the emerging capacity of young children to distinguish one physical object from another, a foundational element in early cognitive development. From their first ...

A new research lab, sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, will soon open to help scientists learn more about cognition, language, and perception ...