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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelman, Susan A.

Series:

Oxford series in cognitive development.

Oxford series in cognitive development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Categorization (Psychology) in children.

Children--Language.

Children.

Cognition in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-062350-0

1-280-70422-5

9786610704224

0-19-515406-1

0-19-803505-5

OCLC:

666970805