Perceptual and Cognitive Development |
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| Editor:
| Gelman, Rochel
Au, Terry Kit-Fong |
| Series title: | Handbook of Perception and Cognition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-12-279660-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology
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| Imprint: | Academic Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Perceptual and Cognitive Development illustrates how the developmental approach yields fundamental contributions to our understanding of perception and cognition as a whole. The book discusses how to relate developmental, comparative, and neurological considerations to early learning and development, and it presents fundamental problems in cognition and language, such as the acquisition of a coherent, organized, and shared understanding of concepts and language. Discussions of...
More Description Perceptual and Cognitive Development illustrates how the developmental approach yields fundamental contributions to our understanding of perception and cognition as a whole. The book discusses how to relate developmental, comparative, and neurological considerations to early learning and development, and it presents fundamental problems in cognition and language, such as the acquisition of a coherent, organized, and shared understanding of concepts and language. Discussions of learning, memory, attention, and problem solving are embedded within specific accounts of the neurological status of developing minds and the nature of knowledge.