We begin the chapter with a brief historical overview of the major theoretical frameworks that
have guided much of the research on adolescent social cognitive development. Next, we …

Abstract This... textbook [synthesizes the field] of developmental social psychology for
students. Taking a topic-based approach, it emphasizes the social contexts of development …

Abstract uses cognitive-developmental theory as a framework for examining adolescent
egocentrism, skeptical doubt, interpersonal understanding, and moral judgment/contends …

In most psychological research, the study of cognition has focused on subjects' laboratory-
tested comprehension of the physical world. Almost without fail, researchers have …

Interest in the childhood evolution of our thinking and knowledge concerning the social
world is lively and growing and studies have proliferated for many years. When it was first …

In this chapter, we review research from a social-cognitive perspective that has examined
topics relevant to civic involvement, including research, which has examined adolescents' …

The Development of Social Cognition presents a lively, up-to-date examination of both the
classical issues and contemporary understanding of theory and research in social cognitive …

As an area of study, the development of children's social cognition is quickly becoming a'hot
topic'. A recent boomlet in research has covered an extensive range of social phenomena …

Abstract organize a diverse literature on social-cognitive functioning and describe a study
that focuses on gender and age differences in the relationship of social cognition to peer …

In psychology there has been an explosion of interest in what has come to be called social
cognition. How do people categorise and conceptualise social situations, obligations and …