The Mind Of The Child Vol 1

Author : Janet W. Astington
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674116429

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The Child's Discovery of the Mind by Janet W. Astington Pdf

Three-year old Emily greets her grandfather at the front door: "We're having a surprise party for your birthday! And it's a secret!" We may smile at incidents like these, but they illustrate the beginning of an important transition in children's lives--their development of a "theory of mind." Emily certainly has some sense of her grandfather's feelings, but she clearly doesn't understand much about what he knows, and surprises--like secrets, tricks, and ties all depend on understanding and manipulating what others think and know. Jean Piaget investigated children's discovery of the mind in the 1920s and concluded that they had little understanding before the age of six. But over the last twenty years, researchers have begun to challenge his methods and revise his conclusions. In The Child's Discovery of the Mind, Janet Astington surveys this lively area of research in developmental psychology. Sometime between the ages of two and five, children begin to have insights into their own mental life and those of others. They begin to understand mental representation--that there is a difference between thoughts in the mind and things in the world, between thinking about eating a cookie and eating a cookie. This breakthrough reflects their emerging capacity to infer other people's thoughts, wants, feelings, and perceptions from words and actions. They come to understand why people act the way they do and can predict how they will act in the future, so that by the age of five, they are knowing participants in social interaction. Astington highlights how crucial children's discovery of the mind is in their social and intellectual development by including a chapter on autistic children, who fail to make this breakthrough. "Mind" is a cultural construct that children discover as they acquire the language and social practices of their culture, enabling them to make sense of the world. Astington provides a valuable overview of current research and of the consequences of this discovery for intellectual and social development.

Author : W. Preyer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0365362921

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The Mind of the Child, Vol. 1 by W. Preyer Pdf

Excerpt from The Mind of the Child, Vol. 1: The Senses and the Will; Observations Concerning the Mental Development of the Human Being in the First Years of Life A careful study of this work will do much to put one in possession of the method of studying mental growth in children. Parents and teachers will find this method of observation invaluable, inasmuch as it will make experience constantly profitable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Patrick Holford
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780748125050

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Optimum Nutrition For The Mind by Patrick Holford Pdf

OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR THE MIND is the classic guide to improving your mood, boosting your memory, sharpening your mind and solving mental health problems through nutrition. The book outlines breakthrough discoveries on how specific essential fats, vitamins and minerals can improve depression and anxiety; discusses the effects of stress, alcohol and exercise on mental health; gives details of new discoveries in the treatment of autism and schizophrenia; and provides concrete and well-researched guidance for those with mental health difficulties. With a questionnaire-based method to work out your own nutritional programme for improving your mood, mind and memory this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to stay in top mental health throughout life, free from depression, memory decline and other common mental health problems.

Author : Herbert Ginsburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521498031

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Entering the Child's Mind by Herbert Ginsburg Pdf

Entering the Child's Mind teaches a powerful technique for gaining insight into a child's way of thinking. In the tradition of Piaget and Vygotsky, Dr. Herbert P. Ginsburg argues that standardized instruments of evaluation often fail to meet the challenges of complex cognition. Understanding that interviews, like any evaluative instrument, can be improperly conducted and assessed, Dr. Ginsburg then seeks to advance the critical analysis of the interview methods and to investigate its effectiveness and reliability. He presents guidelines intended to help novices learn to conduct clinical interviews and to assist more experienced interviewers in perfecting their techniques. Dr. Ginsburg provides to both psychologists and others interested in understanding the minds of children the first comprehensive treatment of the theory and practice of the clinical interview method. -- from back cover.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 5953 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351273831

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Psychology Library Editions: Child Development by Various Pdf

Psychology Library Editions: Child Development (20 Volume set) brings together a diverse number of titles across many areas of developmental psychology, from children’s play to language development. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1930 and 1993, with the majority from the 70s and 80s, includes contributions from many respected authors in the field and charts the progression of the field over this time.

Author : Peter Mitchell,Kevin John Riggs
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0863778550

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Children's Reasoning and the Mind by Peter Mitchell,Kevin John Riggs Pdf

This dynamic book offers an investigation into the development of the cognitive processes that underpin judgements about mental states. It addresses specific issues that have not been adequately dealt with in the past.

Author : John R. Morss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351711128

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The Biologising of Childhood by John R. Morss Pdf

Originally published in 1990, this book looks at the history of developmental psychology in order to locate and evaluate the role played by biology in its most influential formulations. First Charles Darwin’s own writings on child development are examined. It is shown that Darwin endorsed such ideas as the ‘recapitulation’ of evolutionary ancestry in the developing child, even though this is inconsistent with his natural selection theory. The first great developmentalists – Hall, Baldwin, Freud – adopted and applied these non-Darwinian evolutionist ideas. The next generation – Vygotsky, Piaget, Werner – applied similar ideas in a variety of ways. Alongside this evolutionism, but interconnected with it, sensationist/empiricist forms of epistemology were directing developmentalists (from Rousseau onwards) to see the child as having to work himself out of sense-bound experience – to develop further and further from the ‘here-and-now’. Contemporary developmental theory retains these influences: biological approaches (ethological, psychobiological) remain pre-Darwinian in spirit; lifespan theories remain attached to biology; formal/cognitive approaches remain attached to sensationism. ‘Social context’ approaches are rather half-hearted, and it is only the social-constructionist orientation which seems to offer a real alternative to biology. Major conclusions are stated in chapter ten, which includes a re-evaluation of Darwin’s role.

Author : Robbie Case
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134744732

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The Mind's Staircase by Robbie Case Pdf

The shortcomings of Piaget's theory of intellectual development are well-known. Less clear is what sort of theory should be devised to replace it. This volume describes the current "main contenders," including neo-Piagetian, neo-connectionist, neo-innatist and sociocultural models. Its contributors conclude that none of these models are adequate because each one implies a view of the human mind which is either too general, too particular, or too modular. A collaborative program of research -- seven years in the making -- is then described, which gives support to a newly emerging synthesis of these various positions.

Author : John F Markey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136348297

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The Symbolic Process and Its Integration In Children by John F Markey Pdf

This is Volume VII of seven in a collection on Social Psychology. Originally published in 1928, the study looks at the origin of the symbolic process and "thinking" in individuals. The main task of this book is an explanation of the social processes in the genesis, integration, and functioning of symbols.

Author : Illinois Society for Child-Study
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Child development
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066944343

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Transactions of the Illinois Society for Child Study by Illinois Society for Child-Study Pdf

Author : Graham Richards
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1841692344

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Putting Psychology in Its Place by Graham Richards Pdf

Graham Richards gives historical perspective to key issues in contemporary psychology such as psychology and women and psychology and race as well as more traditional topics like behaviourism and Gestalt psychology. --From publisher's description.

Author : Louis N. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Child development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003512717

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Bibliography of Child Study ... by Louis N. Wilson Pdf

Author : William T. Preyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337368387

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The Mind of the Child by William T. Preyer Pdf

The Mind of the Child - observations concerning the mental development of the human being in the first years of life - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author : Teresa Marek,Andrew Marek
Publisher : KewlActiveMinds
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781990299032

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Year 4, Ages 7-9 Math, Reading, Writing Practice Workbook - Vol1, 3000 Questions by Teresa Marek,Andrew Marek Pdf

KewlActiveMinds(TM) Workbooks and Practice Worksheets are immersive self-study tools that encourage and stimulate your child’s mind, while at the same time letting them have fun learning! Each section is devoted to a specific task, with a structured format to avoid distractions and short enough problems to hold attention. Very easy to use and understand to teach your child with simple, clear lessons and easy to follow exercises presented in an interactive way. A fun and challenging approach to plant the seeds of eagerness to learn and to keep your child’s mind sharp. Use daily, a page or two, to keep your child engaged, not taking too long so children don’t get bored while building a child’s capabilities and confidence! The Books a great addition to regular learning routines and a good method for parents to cope with distance learning. BENEFITS Through completing questions we hope to enhance your child’s comprehension, active use and development of: • REASONING • PROBLEM SOLVING • COMMUNICATION • CONFIDENCE • MOTIVATION EASY TO USE & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The books are designed to be easy to use, with sequentially numbered Questions and Answer Keys at the end of each Part to allow you to flip back and forth quickly. QR Codes for your smartphone take you to Parent Resources that provide additional support! BONUS CONTENT 1. Success Tracking Sheets - Recording sheets are included to help track a child’s progress through the Book and for individual sections, to show how they progress over time. 2. Parts Quizzes - Mixed question quizzes are included at the end of every Part to show how well your child has grasped the concepts throughout the material. 3. Downloadable Resources - You can use clear overlay sheets to preserve the practice worksheets and download additional Tracking Sheets as a means of cost-effective use of learning resources.

Author : Maria Montessori
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781625588685

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The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori Pdf

The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time. This book helped start a revolution in education. Since this book first appeared there have been both cognitive and neurological studies that have confirmed what Maria Montessori knew decades ago.