The collected works of L. S. Vygotsky. Volume 4, The history of the development of higher mental functions /

In this volume, readers are introduced to Vygotsky's argument for a theoretical and methodological approach to differentiate A "higher" mental functions from the more basic brain processes that other theorists believed were at the center of the psychological apparatus. The famed Sovie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Vygotskiĭ, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934 (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Rieber, R. W. (Robert W.) (Editor), Hall, Marie J. (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Plenum, [1997]
Series:	Cognition and language.
Subjects:	Psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The problem of the development of higher mental functions
Research method
Analysis of higher mental functions
The structure of higher mental functions
Genesis of higher mental functions
The development of speech
Prehistory of the development of written language
Development of arithmetic operations
Mastering attention
The development of mnemonic and mnemotechnical functions
Development of speech and thinking
Self-control
Cultivation of higher forms of behavior
The problem of cultural age
Conclusion ; Further research ; Development of personality and world view in the child
The question of multilingual children.