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• Cognitive Dev`t Psychology refers to a
philosophical and scientific orientation which
focuses on mental process (cognition) that are non-
observable.
• Cognition – represents the manner by which a
human being acquires, stores, processes and uses
information about the internal and external
environment .

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•According to cognitive psychologist,
learning takes place through the
interaction between the genetic factors
(hereditary) and environmental ones
(nurture).
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• Jean Piaget (1948) – the development of the
intellectual occurring 4 stages: sensorimotor, pre-
operational, concrete operational, and formal
operational.

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• Jerome Bruner – intellectual dev`t stage : from simple to
complex. Proposed that individuals represents in their
minds the world around them based on the cognitive
level they are in particular point in time.

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•Lev Vygotsky – recognized cognitive dev`t
as an effect of social interaction: children
learn from their interaction with the people
around them from birth

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