Cognitive development
Introduction: Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child’s development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources perceptual skill, language learning and other aspects of brain development and cognitive psychology compared to an adult’s point of view. In other words, cognitive development is the emergence of the ability to kind think and understand. A major controversy in cognitive development has been “nature versus nurture” this is the question if cognitive development is mainly determined by an individuals innate qualities “(nature”), or by their personal experiences (“nurture”). Cognitive development refers to the development of thinking across the lifespan. Defining thinking can be problematic, because no clear boundaries separate thinking from other mental activities. Meaning...