If You Had My Brain, Where Would I Be? Children's Understanding of the Brain and Identity.

Johnson, Carl Nils

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Publication Date: 1990

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If You Had My Brain, Where Would I Be? Children's Understanding of the Brain and Identity.

Johnson, Carl Nils

Child Development, v61 n4 p962-72 Aug 1990

Reveals that during the elementary school years, children acquire a firm understanding of the brain as the primary locus of psychological attributes and identity. The early school years, when children are five to seven years old, appear to be a transitional phase, when performance is variable and subject to task conditions. (RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Personality, Physical Characteristics

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Language: English

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