Cognitive Development Theory
Volume 2. Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Tammie Ronen,
Tammie Ronen
Tel-Aviv University, The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorTammie Ronen,
Tammie Ronen
Tel-Aviv University, The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 July 2008
Abstract
Human development and growth have always been at the center of attention for professionals. The view of human development has altered dramatically over the last four decades, as an outcome of a shift in the direction taken by sciences and humanities. The main goal of the present chapter is to convey the importance of cognitive development, focusing on the main changes that have occurred in theories of development over recent decades. This chapter will highlight the basic concepts comprising three major theories of cognitive development: Piaget's seminal theory, information processing theory, and self-organization/representation theory. The core of the chapter will be dedicated to Jean Piaget, who is recognized father of cognitive developmental theory and continues to be widely regarded as the greatest developmental psychologist of the past century. In addition, I will describe a neo-Piagetian modern theory of cognitive development, a series of evolving information processing models, and, finally, the postmodern multimodel theoretical explanations for understanding human behavior - self-organization and self-representation.
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