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The essential child : origins of essentialism in everyday thought /

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This text synthesizes 15 years of empirical research on essentialism into a coherent framework, examining children's thinking and ways in which language influences thought. It shows that children do not come into the world as passive recipients of data.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gelman, Susan A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Series:Oxford series in cognitive development.
Subjects:
Categorization (Psychology) in children.
Cognition in children.
Children > Language.
Thought and thinking.
Child psychology.
Children.
Thinking
Psychology, Child
Child
Comprehension
Child Language
Catégorisation chez l'enfant.
Cognition chez l'enfant.
Pensée.
Enfants > Psychologie.
Enfants.
Enfants > Langage.
Enfance.
thinking.
children (people by age group)
childhood.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Thought and thinking
Children
Child psychology
Categorization (Psychology) in children
Children > Language
Cognition in children
Cognitieve ontwikkeling.
Catégorisation.
Développement mental.
Développement de l'enfant.
Essentialisme.
Electronic books.
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Call Number: BF723.C27 G45 2003
 
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