Child Psychology

Child development is a field of study devoted to understanding human constancy and change from conception to adolescence. There are three broad domains in developmental psychology: 1) Physical development: changes in body size, proportions, appearance, brain development, motor capacities, and physical health 2) Cognitive psychology: development of thought processes and intellectual ability, including attention, memory, problem solving, creativity, 3) Emotional and social development: emotional communication, self-understanding, ability to manage feelings, personal skills, friendship, and behavior. Each of these …

…transmitted to the next generation. According to Vygotsky’s theory social interaction between the members of society is necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community’s culture. This theory was influential in the study of children’s cognition. He viewed cognitive development as a socially mediated process because it was dependent on the support that adults and more mature peers provide as children try new tasks.