situated cognition

cognition seen as inextricable from the context in which it is applied. From this, it follows that intelligence also cannot be separated from its context of application (situated intelligence). See also street intelligence.

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January 13th 2025

genetic psychology

the study of the development of mental functions in children and their transformation across the lifespan. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term was preferred over the synonymous developmental psychology.