| Description |
xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Essential readings in developmental psychology |
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Essential readings in developmental psychology.
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| Contents |
Introduction: What Is Cognitive Development Research and What Is It For? / Kang Lee -- 1. The History and Future of Cognitive Development Research: Cognitive Development: Past, Present, and Future / J. H. Flavell -- 2. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Piaget's Theory / J. Piaget -- 3. Developmental Research: Microgenetic Method: Cognitive Variability: A Key to Understanding Cognitive Development / R. S. Siegler -- 4. Information Processing and Connectionism: Development in a Connectionist Framework: Rethinking the Nature - Nurture Debate / K. Plunkett -- 5. Motor Learning and Development: Three-Month-Old Infants Can Learn Task-Specific Patterns of Interlimb Coordination / E. Thelen -- 6. Attention: Facilitation of Saccades Toward a Covertly Attended Location in Early Infancy / M. H. Johnson, M. I. Posner and M. K. Rothbart -- 7. Perceptual Development: Young Infants' Perception of Object Unity: Implications for Development of Attentional and Cognitive Skills / S. P. Johnson -- 8. Early Numerical Knowledge: Infants Possess a System of Numerical Knowledge / K. Wynn -- 9. Intentionality and Imitation: Understanding the Intentions of Others: Re-Enactment of Intended Acts by 18-Month-Old Children / A. N. Meltzoff -- 10. Theory of Mind: Children's Understanding of Representational Change and Its Relation to the Understanding of False Belief and the Appearance - Reality Distinction / A. Gopnik and J. W. Astington -- 11. Memory and Suggestibility: The Suggestibility of Young Children / M. Bruck and S. J. Ceci -- 12. Language: Why Do Children Say "Breaked"? / G. F. Marcus -- 13. Symbolic Development: Rapid Change in the Symbolic Functioning of Very Young Children / J. S. DeLoache -- 14. Spatial Knowledge and Gender Differences: The Water-Level Task: An Intriguing Puzzle / R. Vasta and L. S. Liben -- 15. Mathematical Knowledge: Preschool Origins of Cross-National Differences in Mathematical Competence: The Role of Number-Naming Systems / K. F. Miller, C. M. Smith and J. Zhu / [et al.] -- 16. Scientific Reasoning: Young Children's Psychological, Physical, and Biological Explanations / H. M. Wellman, A. K. Hickling and C. A. Schult -- 17. Physical Knowledge: The Development of Beliefs about Falling Objects / M. K. Kaiser, D. R. Proffitt and M. McCloskey -- 18. Moral Understanding: Lying and Truthfulness: Children's Definitions, Standards, and Evaluative Reactions / K. Bussey -- 19. Cognitive Developmental Pathology: Cognitive Explanations of Autism / U. Frith |
| Summary |
"Like any other field of scientific inquiry, cognitive development research is constantly evolving, undergoing its own exciting developments. Childhood Cognitive Developments: The Essential Readings introduces the reader to this dynamic subject and to some of the current research controversies." "Each of the articles has been chosen for its reflection of the evolution and diversity of research and thinking within the area of cognitive development, together with its accessibility to students at all levels. The articles are both introduced and contextualized by the editor, and suggestions for further reading give students a starting point for exploration of the key topics in childhood cognitive development."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cognition in children.
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| Author |
Lee, Kang.
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| LC no. |
99058485 |
| ISBN |
0631216553 alkaline paper |
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0631216561 paperback alkaline paper |
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