Cognitive Theory

Cognitive theory may refer to:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Cognitive science
  • Theory of cognitive development, Jean Piaget's theory of development and the theories which spawned from it
  • Two factor theory of emotion, another cognitive theory

Famous quotes containing the words cognitive and/or theory:

    “Creativity becomes more visible when adults try to be more attentive to the cognitive processes of children than to the results they achieve in various fields of doing and understanding.”
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