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The Self and Cognition: The Roles of the Self in the Acquisition of Knowledge, and the Role of Cognition in the Development of the Self

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Developmental Approaches to the Self

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Abstract

In the past several decades there has been a growing interest in applying the general principles and findings of cognitive development to the understanding of personality and personality development. Kohlberg may be the best known representative of this movement, the one who most systematically attempted to articulate a new theory of personality based on cognitive foundations (Kohlberg 1969); however, the other members form a long list, and their contribution is by now very substantial.

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  1. University of Massachusetts at Boston, USA

    Augusto Blasi

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  1. Center for Psychosocial Studies, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Benjamin Lee

  2. The Clinical-Developmental Institute, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

    Gil G. Noam

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Blasi, A. (1983). The Self and Cognition: The Roles of the Self in the Acquisition of Knowledge, and the Role of Cognition in the Development of the Self. In: Lee, B., Noam, G.G. (eds) Developmental Approaches to the Self. Path in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3614-3_5

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