In general, social cognition is the study of the process in which people make sense of other people and decide how to interact with them. It can be construed as the process by which individuals develop the ability to monitor, control, and predict the behavior of others. As adolescents move from childhood to adulthood of the life cycle, they come to know and define themselves largely through social interactions. This paper, based on the social cognitive development theories of Robert L. Selman, Damon and Hart, and David Lekind, intends to explore the development of interpersonal understanding, self-understanding, and egocentrism in adolescence as well as the issues of social cognitive development in adolescence. |