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The foundations of mind : the origins of conceptual thought / by Jean M. Mandler.

By: Language: English Series: Oxford series in cognitive developmentPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: xiii, 359 sISBN:
  • 0195172000
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.422323 22
LOC classification:
  • BF720.C63
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  • Dofaa
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In The Foundations of Mind, Jean Mandler presents a new theory of cognitive development in infancy, focusing on the processes through which perceptual information is transformed into concepts. Drawing on her extensive research, Mandler explores preverbal conceptualization and shows how it forms the basis for both thought and language. She also emphasizes the importance of distinguishing automatic perceptual processes from attentive conceptualization, and argues that these two kinds of learning follow different principles, so it is crucial to specify the processes required by a given task. Countering both strong nativist and empiricist views, Mandler provides a fresh and markedly different perspective on early cognitive development, painting a new picture of the abilities and accomplishments of infants and the development of the mind.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 How to Build a Baby: Prologue
  • Chapter 2 Piagets Sensorimotor Infant
  • Chapter 3 Kinds of Representation: Seeing and Thinking
  • Chapter 4 Perceptual Meaning Analysis and Image-Schemas: The Infant as Interpreter
  • Chapter 5 Some Image-Schemas and their Functions
  • Chapter 6 Some Differences between Percepts and Concepts: The Case of the Basic Level
  • Chapter 7 Some Preverbal Conceptsptual System: Acquisition,
  • Chapter 9 Continuity in the Conceptual System: Acquisition, Breakdown, and Reorganization
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11 Language Acquisitionnclusions
  • References
  • Index
  • Chapter 12 Consciousness and Conclusions
  • References
  • Index