The development of thinking and reasoning / edited by Pierre Barrouillet, Caroline Gauffroy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barrouillet, Pierre.

Gauffroy, Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition in children.

Reasoning in children.

Child development.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hove : Psychology, 2013.

Summary:

Thinking and reasoning are key activities for human beings. In this insightful new collection a distinguished set of contributors provide a wide readership with up-to-date scientific advances in the developmental psychology of thinking and reasoning, both at the theoretical and empirical levels. The first part of the book illustrates how modern approaches to the study of thinking and reasoning have gone beyond the Piagetian legacy through the investigation of avenues previously unexplored, and by demonstrating that young children have higher capacities than previously assumed within the Piagetian tradition. The second part focuses upon theoretical and empirical investigations of the interplay between logic and intuition in reasoning and decision making, and how these forms of thinking evolve with age through the general framework of what is known as dual-process theories. Contrary to Piaget's claim, it becomes apparent that elaborate adult reasoning could rely on some form of intuition. The Development of Thinking and Reasoning provides psychologists, educators and everyone interested in child development with an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of this fascinating area written by key theorists working in the field. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction - from Piaget to dual-process theories: the complexities of thinking and reasoning development / Pierre Barrouillet Barrouillet, Pierre, Caroline Gauffroy Gauffroy, Caroline 1

Thinking and reasoning beyond Piaget's conceptions 3

Dual-process approaches 6

Part I Thinking and reasoning: beyond Piaget's conceptions 11

2 Epistemic cognition and development / David Moshman Moshman, David 13

The literatures of epistemic cognition 13

Concepts 14

Propositions 16

Relations to other work 23

Suggestions for research 27

Conclusion 29

3 The development of the rational imagination: how children create counterfactual alternatives to reality / Julie E. Meehan Meehan, Julie E., Ruth M. J. Byrne Byrne, Ruth M. J. 34

Introduction 34

Counterfactual thoughts 36

Thinking about reality and its alternatives 36

The counterfactual perspective 38

Thinking about what is not there 39

Pictures and possibilities 40

Mental images and possibilities 43

Counterfactual creation skills 44

4 The development of reasoning by analogy / Usha Goswami Goswami, Usha 49

Early research on the development of analogical reasoning 50

The role of relational browledge in solving item analogies 52

Relational knowledge and the 'relational similarity constraint' 54

Problem-solving paradigms for studying analogy 56

The role of explicit goal structure 57

The role of functional fixedness 58

Analogies as tools for educational innovation 59

Analogies in foundational domains 60

Inhibition and the efficiency of retrieval as constraints on analogical reasoning 62

Analogical reasoning in infancy? 64

Analogies in reading and mathematics 65

Conclusion 67

5 The development of abstract conditional reasoning / Henry Markovits Markovits, Henry 71

How do different theories account for abstract reasoning? 73

Development of concrete and abstract conditional reasoning: empirical data 78

A representational redescriptive model of abstract reasoning 82

Part II Dual-processes approaches 93

6 Dual processes and mental models in the development of conditional reasoning / Pierre Barrouillet Barrouillet, Pierre, Caroline Gauffroy Gauffroy, Caroline 95

The mental model theory of conditionals 96

A mental model theory for the development of conditional reasoning 97

Evaluating the truth-value of conditionals 99

Pragmatic and semantic modulations 103

Evaluating the probability of conditionals 108

Dual-process accounts of conditional reasoning: the test of development 113

Conclusions 117

7 Heuristics and biases: insights from developmental studies / Kinga Morsanyi Morsanyi, Kinga, Simon J. Handley Handley, Simon J. 122

Developmental trends in heuristic reasoning 123

The factors that affect the prevalence of heuristic reasoning: knowledge, cognitive capacity, instructions, and thinking dispositions 130

The study 132

Concluding comments 142

8 Culture and developments in heuristics and biases from preschool through adolescence: challenges and implications for social development / Paul Klaczynski Klaczynski, Paul 150

Introduction 150

Dual-process theories: criticisms and revisions 152

Issues and potential controversies in developmental heuristics and biases research 156

Emerging evidence, the age-knowledge issue, and heuristics during adolescence 161

Culture and early indications of heuristics and biases 174

Conclusions 181

9 Intuition, reasoning and development: a fuzzy-trace theory approach / Valerie F. Reyna Reyna, Valerie F. 193

Introduction 193

Content and cognitive options 198

Worked examples: reasoning about risks, probabilities, and consequences 203

Conclusions and overview 212

10 Dual processes in the development of reasoning: the memory side of the theory / Carlos F. A. Gomes Gomes, Carlos F. A., Charles J. Brainerd Brainerd, Charles J. 221

False memory: definition and measurement 222

Theoretical bases for predicting developmental reversals in false memory 223

Developmental reversals in false memory 228

Concluding comments 236.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848721012

1848721013

1848721323

9781848721326

OCLC:

820110547