Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan: Exploring Stages from Childhood to Aging

Shaliyah Nick Johnson & Wales University Cognitive Psychology 23 July 2023 Research Topic: Cognitive development across the lifespan Outline Introduction: Defining cognitive development Relevance of the topic across lifespan Overview of cognitive development stages Body: Early childhood (0-5 years) - Analysis of a period where the child undergo through very important stages as proposed by theorists like Vygotsky and Piaget. The cognitive development involves basic sensory and motor skills, language abilities and symbolic thinking. Middle childhood (6-11 years) - Analysis of the concrete operational stage as argued by Piaget to understand the main characteristics of children cognitive thinking during this stage. The emergence of concrete operational thinking allows for more advanced logical reasoning and problem-solving within this age bracket. Since educa