Cognitive Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Select one aspect of cognitive development and explain how it develops across childhood and adolescence.

Discuss cognitive development in childhood and adolescence. Select one aspect of cognitive development (i.e., the theory of mind, moral development, language development, egocentrism), and then explain how it develops across childhood and adolescence. For example, you may decide to select language development. You would need to introduce language development and at least one theory about how language develops. Then, you would explain how language development occurs in childhood and adolescence, making sure to highlight current research and thinking in the field.