AP Psychology Myers' 4th Edition Unit 3.4 Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan

3.4-1 Explain how a child’s mind develops from the perspectives of Piaget and today’s researchers.

3.4-2 Explain how Vygotsky viewed children’s cognitive development.

3.4-3 Explain what it means to develop a theory of mind.

3.4-4 Explain adolescent and cognitive moral development according to Piaget and later researchers.

3.4-5 Explain how memory changes with age.

cognition: the mental activities involved in thinking, remembering, communicating, and knowledge (TRUCK)

Sensorimotor Stage

  • birth - 2 years