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ERIC Number: EJ523336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-716X
"The Cognitive Revolution in Children's Understanding of Mind." (Replies to Commentaries).
Astington, J. W.; Olson, D. R.
Human Development, v38 n4-5 p214-16 Jul-Oct 1995
Points out agreement that the concepts a child acquires are variants of those exemplified by the cultures in which they grow up. Suggests, however, that learners interpret these cultural practices in terms of models causally determined by their cognitive or representational capacities and by the stock of concepts currently available. (AA)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Culture, Folk Culture, Intellectual Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes, Metacognition, Models, Naturalistic Observation, Psychological Patterns, Research Needs, Theories
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Knowledge Acquisition; Theory of Mind
Note: Replies to commentaries (PS 524 814-816) ion feature article (PS 524 813).