Introducing Cognitive Development

ISBN-13: 9781841693521 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 267 str.

Laura M. Taylor

Opis

"Introducing Cognitive Development "brings a new focus and clarity to this theoretically complex area with numerous illustrations and examples. The reader is introduced to the topic with a review of traditional approaches to the study of cognitive development as well as more recent developments in the field, particularly in cognitive science. Dominant issues including the relative contributions of nature and nurture, domain generality versus domain specificity and the child's own role in its development are considered in relation to a range of topics, including: the development of symbolic thought; theory of mind and social cognition; and the development of language.

Spis treści

Introduction. The Starting Position. The Development of Symbolic Thought. Thinking and Reasoning. Language Development. Reading, Writing and Dyslexia. Theory of Mind. Conclusions.

O autorze

Laura Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Health and Social Sciences, Coventry University.