Development of Religious Cognition

This review outlines the development of religious cognition, with a particular focus on cultural processes involved in transmission concepts and beliefs. The mechanisms beliefs are made salient by fact that these ( a) unavailable for direct observation or experimentation child b) involve deeply held personal collective commitments part adult members distinct groups defined specific practices. As such, this highlights how study cognition provides critical lens developmental science makes clear mutually constituted relationship between culture. covers three key domains cognition: agents, nature existence, identity. We additionally describe research into socialization conclude suggestions future research.