The essential child [[electronic resource] ] : origins of essentialism in everyday thought / / Susan A. Gelman

• Autore: Gelman Susan A
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.4/1323
• Soggetto topico: Categorization (Psychology) in children; Children - Language; Cognition in children
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I. THE PHENOMENA; Introduction to Part I: Notes on Research Methods; Chapter 2 The Inductive Potential of Categories; Chapter 3 Hidden, Nonobvious Properties; Chapter 4 Children's Conceptions of Nature and Nurture; Chapter 5 Causal Explanations, Causal Determinism; Chapter 6 Conclusions to Part I; PART II. MECHANISMS OF ACQUISITION; Chapter 7 What Parents Say-and Do Not Say-about Essences; Chapter 8 Essentialism in Language; Chapter 9 Theory Theories and DAM Theories; PART III. IMPLICATIONS AND SPECULATIONS; Chapter 10 Unfinished Business ; Chapter 11 Why Do We Essentialize?Notes; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The essential child
• ISBN: 0-19-062350-0; 1-280-70422-5; 9786610704224; 0-19-515406-1; 0-19-803505-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792247303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford series in cognitive development.