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A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares three sites found on the Internet that provide information about childhood cognitive development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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cognitive development for children, ages 2-6. The site authored by Farooq (2011) begins with a brief introduction to Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, and indicates that Piagets stages theory describes
the changes in cognitive processes and abilities that occur as children develop. The article then lists and describes the stages of Piagets theory, which include the Sensorimotor stage (1-2 years)
and the Pre-operational stage (2-6 years). Each stages description lists the features that it includes. The Sensorimotor stage, which covers the period from birth to 2 years of age, indicates
that at this stage, cognitive development results from the infant using sensory perception, such as seeing and listening, to make sense of his or her world. Farooq specifies that,
at this age, knowledge is limited to what babies perceive and that they use their limited motor skills, such as sucking, to further explore their environment. The characteristics of the
Pre-operational stage are then listed. these include the dominance of language development and the inability to take another persons point of view. Farooq (2011) also indicates that children between 2
and 6 learn how to engage in pretend games, as well as games in which they role-play. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) indicates that the
goal of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) study Early Child Care and Youth Development was to provide parents with guidance pertaining to their childrens development
(HHS, 2000). This source differs greatly from that of Farooq (2011), but is very informative, as it offers empirical data pertaining to the effect of childcare on cognitive development. For
example, the study indicates that children, who were six months of age and older and had experienced childcare centers, exhibited a slightly higher level of cognitive and language development (HHS,
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