MSc Developmental Cognitive Science

How do children learn to reason in increasingly abstract ways How do they learn language with such remarkable speed and fluidity How do children use their reasoning and language skills to help them explain and understand people s behaviour and emotions Why does the amount of information that we can hold in mind at once increase from early childhood to adulthood Why does children s ability to control their own thinking, attention and behaviour improve as they get older How does the development of children s brains affect their behaviour, memory and ability to learn