Another Point of View: Social Cognition

Synopsis: Looks at the research in social cognition. Piaget’s view of child development was essentially a very individualistic one, and although he was aware of social factors he didn’t consider them to be very important in cognitive understanding. A new area of study, social cognition, looks at the relationship between a person’s knowledge and its origins in social action. This work has clashed strongly with the tradtional individualistic view of development, and ironically some of the most important work in social cognition has been emerging from Piaget’s old departments in Geneva.
Series: Cognitive Development: Language & Thinking from Birth to Adolescence, Course E362
Language: English
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: cognitive development; Piaget, Jean (1897-1980); social psychology

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