The essential child: origins of essentialism in everyday thought/ Susan A. Gelman
Material type: TextSeries: (Oxford series in cognitive development)Publication details: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003Description: x, 382 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0195154061Subject(s): Children--Language | Cognition in children | Categorization (Psychology) in childrenDDC classification: 155.41323
Contents:
Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods --
The inductive potential of categories --
Hidden, nonobvious properties --
Children's conceptions of nature and nurture --
Causal explanations, causal determinism --
Conclusions to Part I --
What parents say --
and do not say --
about essences --
Essentialism in language --
Theory theories and DAM theories --
Unfinished business --
Why do we essentialize?
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 155.41323 SUS/E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P10799 |
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Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods --
The inductive potential of categories --
Hidden, nonobvious properties --
Children's conceptions of nature and nurture --
Causal explanations, causal determinism --
Conclusions to Part I --
What parents say --
and do not say --
about essences --
Essentialism in language --
Theory theories and DAM theories --
Unfinished business --
Why do we essentialize?
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