Children talk about the mind
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Children talk about the mind
Oxford University Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
First pub. in 1995
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The authors chart the early developmental stages in children's growing awareness and understanding of mind. More than 12,000 conversations by children between the ages of one and a half and six have been recorded, allowing a comprehensive picture of the first, crucial, steps in development of a theory of mind.
Table of Contents
- 1. Children, Mind, and Language: An Introduction
- 2. Language and Mind: Methods
- 3. Talk about Thoughts and Beliefs
- 4. Talk about Desires
- 5. Desires and Beliefs
- 6. Explanations and Arguments
- 7. Individual Differences
- 8. Children's Developing Theory of Mind
- 9. Alternatives and Controversies
- 10. Ordinary Talk about Persons and Minds: Questions and Conclusions
- References
- Index
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