This Element describes the main theories that guide contemporary research in cognitive development along with research discoveries in several important cognitive abilities: attention, language, social cognition, memory, metacognition and executive function, and problem solving and reasoning. Biological and social contributions are considered side-by-side, and cultural contributions are highlighted. As children participate in social interactions and learn to use cultural symbols and tools t...

Il manuale di Psicologia dello sviluppo si propone di offrire le informazioni teoriche necessarie a promuovere una conoscenza di base delle principali aree dello sviluppo psicologico e contenuti utili a far sì che tali conoscenze siano spendibili in ambito operativo-applicativo. Con uno stile semplice e fruibile, sono fornite ai lettori e alle lettrici conoscenze utili a comprendere lo sviluppo nelle diverse fasi di vita. Inoltre, allo scopo di favorire riflessioni e collegamenti tra i con...

There are numerous publications about education and technology. What is missing is a balanced appraisal of the values and cognitive skills technology promotes and those it devalues. This is important for education because the way we teach influences how children think, and it is of more general importance for the evolution of society. If we wait until these issue are definitively resolved and have noticeable societal effects, it will inevitably be too late. Hence the need for informed deba...

En parfaite conformité avec le programme de DFASM et les ECNi, cet ouvrage rassemble les connaissances fondamentales en gériatrie. Il aborde tous les items relevant de cette spécialité avec des objectifs pédagogiques clairement définis et comporte deux parties : une partie Connaissances qui aborde tous les items pour lesquels la gériatrie est concernée : chaque chapitre comporte le numéro de l'item et de l'UE concernés et commence systématiquement par un rappel des objectifs pédagogiques p...