title: The social-emotional and cultural contexts of cognitive development: neo-Piagetian perspectives.
abstract: The neo-Piagetian research on individual differences in cognitive development reviewed by Larivée, Normandeau, and Parent suggests that Piaget's theory can be used to explain variability in development. My commentary explores this question further through a discussion of two additional sources of variation in children's cognitive development: social-emotional context and cultural meanings.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research Section, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892-6832, USA. ms497y@nih.gov
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Suizzo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008960:Models, Psychological; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000639:trends*; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States