Cognitive Development - Brossura

Flavell, John H.; Miller, Patricia H.; Miller, Scott A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0137915756 ISBN 13: 9780137915750

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2002

Riassunto

Cutting-edge and "big-picture" in perspective, this popular introduction to cognitive development focuses on both the fascinating nature of children's thinking and the excitement and change in work in this area. Using an integrated topical approach, it explores the developmental aspects of social cognition, perception, memory, and language. Theoretically balanced, it considers the full spectrum of approaches--from Piaget's developmental stages, to information-processing (including connectionism), dynamic systems, contextual, theory-change, neo-Piagetian, evolutionary, neuroscience, and constraint approaches. Infant Perception. Infant Cognition. Representation and Concepts. Reasoning and Problem Solving. Social Cognition/Theory of Mind. Memory. Language. For anyone interested in child development, including parents, students, and those in psychology, social work, education, etc.

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A core text for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in Cognitive Development; graduate-level courses in Advanced Developmental Psychology. Cutting-edge and "big-picture" in perspective, this popular introduction to cognitive development focuses on both the fascinating nature of children's thinking and the excitement and change in work in this area. Using an integrated topical approach, it explores the numerous forms of childhood cognition including perception, memory,and language. More theoretically balanced than other texts, it considers the full spectrum of approaches - from Piaget's developmental stages, to information-processing (including connectionism), dynamic systems, contextual,theory-change, neo-Piagetian, evolutionary, neuroscience, and constraint approaches. *New - More theoretical frameworks - Features a balance between Piaget and his developmental-stages conception of cognitive growth, and information-processing (including connectionism), dynamic systems, contextual, theory-change, neo-Piagetian evolutionary, neuroscience, and constraint approaches. *New - Expanded coverage of infancy - Now features two chapters: one on perception and one on cognition. Reflects the dramatic surge of interest inearly competencies in recent years. *New - Reorganized coverage of preschool and grade school/adolescence - Now features two chapters: Representations and Concepts and Reasoning and Problem Solving. New topical organization makes the text more useful to a variety of readers. *New - Information on Theory of Mind - Now covered in the (formerly) SocialCognition chapter. Theory of Mind and Social Cognition are given much more attention than is found in other texts. *New - Special attention to new or rejuvenated areas E.g., toddlers'representational abilities, young children's theories of mind, variability in the use of strategies, and biological or other kinds of constraints on cognite development. *An accessible, conversational approach

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0137915756
• ISBN 13: 9780137915750
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 423
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italia