John Hurley Flavell
1928-
American developmental and cognitive psychologist known for his studies of role-taking in children.
psychology. His research on "role-taking," the cognitive skills that children require in order to understand and accept the roles of others, was a major contribution to developmental psychology. Flavell was one of the first psychologists to study the ways in which children think about their thinking processes and the human mind. He is the author of more than 120 books and articles and was an advisory editor of the journalCognitive Psychology. In 1984, Flavell received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of theAmerican Psychological Association (APA). He is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.
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