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The history of the development of higher mental functions

translated by Marie J. Hall ; prologue by Joseph Glick ; editor of the English translation, Robert W. Rieber

(Cognition and language : a series in psycholinguistics, . The collected works of L.S. Vygotsky ; v. 4)

Plenum Press, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this volume, readers are introduced to Vygotsky's argument for a theoretical and methodological approach to differentiate "higher" mental functions from the more basic brain processes that other theorists believed were at the center of the psychological apparatus.

Table of Contents

The Problem of the Development of Higher Mental Functions. Research Method. Analysis of Higher Mental Functions. The Structure of Higher Mental Functions. Genesis of Higher Mental Functions. The Development of Speech. Prehistory of the Development of Written Language. Development of Arithmetic Operations. Mastering Attention. The Development of Mnemonic and Mnemotechnical Functions. Development of Speech and Thinking. Self-Control. Cultivation of Higher Forms of Behavior. The Problem of Cultural Age. Conclusion. Further Research. Development of Personality and World View in the Child. The Question of Multilingual Children. Epilogue. Notes to the Russian Edition. Indexes.

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  • NCID
    BA31605258
  • ISBN
    • 0306456095
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    rus
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 294 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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