In the late 1970’s, John Flavell originally coined the word “metacognition.” He defined the word as “cognition about cognitive phenomenon”, or basically thinking about thinking.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
What is morality? The concept of morality revolves around a person’s differentiation of good and bad when it comes to intentions, thoughts, decisions and actions. It may be driven by a specific code of conduct that comes with a certain religion or philosophy, or from a standard that a person sees as universal. What is moral development? Moral development looks...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Kurt Lewin was one of the first psychologists to propose that the development of an individual was the product of the interaction between inborn predispositions (nature) and life experiences (nurture).| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
What is cognitive development? Cognitive development is an area of study in both psychology and neuroscience which focuses on a child’s development when it comes to the generating, processing and conceptualizing of information, perception, learning of languages and how this is used to express one’s self, as well as other areas of brain development as compared to an adult’s point...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
The concept of child development refers to the psychological, emotional, and physiological changes that take place in humans from the time of birth up to adolescence. It focuses on how the individual starts from dependency, and eventually exercises autonomy. There are several theories that explain child development. Jean Piaget and his theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget is a Swiss...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Albert Bandura, an American psychologist, developed most of the principles of contemporary social learning theory / social-cognitive theory which is one of the more prominent and influential theories of development today. Bandura’s Social learning theory serves as a link that connects the behaviorist perspective and the cognitive perspective, supporting the behaviorist’s belief in the importance of reinforcement on maintaining behavior...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters