- Cognitive processes are seen in a variety of species, some are unique to the human beings.
- Adults help to convey how children interpret their culture and their world through formal schooling and informal conversations.
- Each culture passes along certain tools to their children that make their daily living more efficient and effective.
- During the first year of life, the thought and language become increasingly interdependent.
- Children internalize thoughts through their social interactions.
- Challenging tasks promotes maximal growth.
- Children can accomplish tasks that are more difficult when they have the assistance of ones that are more competent than them.
- Play allows children to learn about their environment (Ormrod, 2012).
Learning from adults
This picture is of my oldest son, Blair, and my husband, Brad, when he was in his first year in baseball. My husband helped teach my son how to catch and throw the ball. Now that he has learned the basics of these concepts, he has continued to flourish in baseball. Adults continue to guide him as he advances in the baseball leagues.