Chapter 7: Social Cognition

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Distinguish social development from social-cognitive development
• Explain the ways that children’s social cognition develops, particularly during infancy
• Critique Western experimental techniques in assessing children’s social cognition, with reference to other cultures and individual differences in development
• Identify strategies to foster children’s learning about their sense of self and the perspectives of others