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UNINA9910824837103321 |
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Autore |
Siegler Robert S |
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Titolo |
Emerging minds [[electronic resource] ] : the process of change in children's thinking / / Robert S. Siegler |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-756137-3 |
1-280-47187-5 |
0-19-802400-2 |
0-19-535208-4 |
1-4237-2920-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cognition in children |
Cognitive styles in children |
Human information processing in children |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-264) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Whose Children Are We Talking About?; 2. Evolution and Cognitive Development; 3. Cognitive Variability: The Ubiquity of Multiplicity; 4. Strategic Development: Trudging up the Staircase or Swimming with the Tide?; 5. The Adaptivity of Multiplicity; 6. Formal Models of Strategy Choice; 7. How Children Generate New Ways of Thinking; 8. A New Agenda for Cognitive Development; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author's theory on how children change from infant to adolescent in their ability to think is based on evidence and is presented in a clear way that focuses on change whilst reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of other competing theories. |
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