cognitive development

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noun

the process of acquiring intelligence and increasingly advanced thought and problem-solving ability from infancy to adulthood.

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From the standpoint of cognitive development, he was way too smart, and way too abstract in his thinking at a very young age.

'We Need To Talk About Kevin': Do Inherently Evil Kids Exist? Marlow Stern December 10, 2011

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cognitive development [(kog-nuh-tiv)]

The growth of a person's ability to learn.

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