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The essential child : origins of essentialism in everyday thought / Susan A. Gelman.

LIBRA BF723.C27 G45 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gelman, Susan A.
Series:
Oxford series in cognitive development
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Categorization (Psychology) in children.
Cognition in children.
Children--Language.
Children.
Physical Description:
x, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Contents:
Introduction
Inductive potential of categories
Hidden, nonobvious properties
Children's conceptions of nature and nurture
Causal explanations, causal determinism
Conclusions to part I
What parents say
and do not say
about essences
Essentialism in language
Theory theories and DAM theories
Unfinished business
Why do we essentialize?
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-367) and indexes.
ISBN:
0195154061
OCLC:
50091849

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