Children's Thinking - David F. Bjorklund, Kayla B. Causey

Children's Thinking

Cognitive Development and Individual Differences
Buch | Softcover
720 Seiten
2017 | 6th Revised edition
Corwin Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5063-3435-6 (ISBN)
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Revised edition of Children's thinking, c2012.
The Sixth Edition of the topically organized »Children’s Thinking« presents a current, comprehensive, and dynamic examination of cognitive development. The book covers individual children and their developmental journeys while also following the general paths of overall cognitive development in children. This unique and effective approach gives readers a holistic view of children’s cognitive development, acknowledging that while no two children are exactly alike, they tend to follow similar developmental patterns.

Supported by the latest research studies and data, the Sixth Edition provides valuable insights for readers to better understand and work with children.

NEW AND KEY FEATURES:

  • Integration of contemporary themes in cognitive development include the neoconstructivist approach, the Goldilocks effect, Bayesian probabilistic reasoning, “hot” and “cold” executive functioning, perceptual narrowing, and causal representation.
  • Expanded discussion of sociocultural perspectives in key areas includes gender cognition, language, and the effects of media on the development of attention.
  • More research from developmental cognitive neuroscience expands on a trend begun in earlier editions.
  • An evolutionary psychology perspective outlined in Chapter 2 is more prominent in appropriate chapters throughout the book.
  • Section Reviews throughout chapters have replaced end-of-chapter summaries to help readers review and retain the material more concisely.
  • Ask Yourself… questions consecutively numbered within a chapter after each Section Review engage students in reflection and critical thinking.
  • Topical organization emphasizes and integrates the three overarching perspectives that guide today’s researchers and practitioners of developmental psychology.

David F. Bjorklund - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Chapter 1. Introduction to Cognitive Development
Basic Concepts in Cognitive Development
Six Truths of Cognitive Development
Goals of Cognitive Developmentalists
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 2. Biological Bases of Cognitive Development
Evolution and Cognitive Development
Models of Gene-Environment Interaction
Development of the Brain
Developmental Biology and Cognitive Development
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 3. Social Construction of Mind: Sociocultural Perspectives on Cognitive Development
Role of Culture in Cognitive Development
Cognitive Artifacts That Support and Extend Thinking: Tools of Intellectual Adaptation
Social Origins of Early Cognitive Competencies
Sociocultural Theory and Cognitive Development
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 4. Infant Perception and Cognition
Basic Perceptual Abilities of Young Infants
Methodologies Used to Assess Infant Perception
Development of Visual Perception
Auditory Development
Combining Senses
Perceptual Narrowing
How Do We Know What Babies Know? The Violation-of-Expectation Method
Core Knowledge
What Is Infant Cognition Made Of?
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 5. Thinking in Symbols: Development of Representation
Learning to Use Symbols
Piaget’s Theory
Everyday Expressions of the Symbolic Function
Causal Representation
Fuzzy-Trace Theory
The Symbolic Species
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 6. Development of Folk Knowledge
Theory Theories of Cognitive Development
Folk Psychology: Developing a Theory of Mind
Folk Biology: Understanding the Biological World
Folk Physics: Understanding the Physical World
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 7. Learning to Think on Their Own: Executive Function, Strategies, and Problem Solving
Assumptions of Information-Processing Approaches
Development of Basic-Level Processes: Executive Function
Development of Strategies
Learning to Solve Problems
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 8. Memory Development
Representation of Knowledge
Memory Development in Infancy
Infantile Amnesia
Implicit Memory
Development of Event Memory
Children as Eyewitnesses
Remembering to Remember
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 9. Language Development
What Is Language?
Describing Children’s Language Development
Some Theoretical Perspectives of Language Development
Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning
Sex Differences in Language Acquisition
Language and Thought
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 10. Social Cognition
Social Learning
Social Information Processing
Development of a Concept of Self
Cognitive Bases of Gender Identity
How Special Is Social Cognition?
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 11. Schooling and Cognitive Development
Development of Reading Skills
Children’s Number and Arithmetic Concepts
Schooling and Cognitive Development
Evolutionary Educational Psychology
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 12. Approaches to the Study of Intelligence
Psychometric Approach to the Study of Intelligence
Information-Processing Approaches to the Study of Intelligence
Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Chapter 13. Origins, Modification, and Stability of Intellectual Differences
Transactional Approach to the Study of Intelligence
Behavioral Genetics and the Heritability of Intelligence
Experience and Intelligence
Stability of Intelligence
Key Terms and Concepts
Suggested Readings

Glossary

References

Index

Kayla B. Causey - California State University, Fullerton, USA

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Verlagsort Thousand Oaks
Sprache englisch
Maße 187 x 231 mm
Gewicht 998 g
Einbandart kartoniert
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Schlagworte Entwicklungspsychologie
ISBN-10 1-5063-3435-0 / 1506334350
ISBN-13 978-1-5063-3435-6 / 9781506334356
Zustand Neuware
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