Cognition, Learning, and the Environment

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

· Compare and contrast the stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.

· Classify behaviors into Piaget’s stages of cognitive development.

· Relate schema development to current understandings of cognition.

· Identify and define types of comprehension-associated schemata.

· Explain the relationship between social learning theory and social cognitive theory.

· Summarize and explain the significance of the Bobo doll study.

· Define attribution theory and describe its role in learning.

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