Cognitive development

1)  www.listennotes.com/podcasts/instrumental/infant-music-perception-dkKOjavCZA3/
In this fascinating podcast, you will learn about infant perception of sound and how we are all built to process music from birth.

2)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XwjIruMI94
This full length documentary looks at the theory, research and influence of cognitive developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget.

3)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nz2dtv--ok
A clear summary of constructivist and social constructivist ideas, including the role of scaffolding.

4)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onkd8tChC2A&feature=youtu.be
This video offers a neat summary of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development.

5)  thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-21/edition-2/theories-autistic-mind
This engaging article from the BPS Digest explains the role of theory of mind in the autism research of Simon Baron-Cohen.

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