| Developing Theories of Intention: Social Understanding and Self-Control Contributor(s): Zelazo, Philip David (Editor), Astington, Janet Wilde (Editor), Olson, David R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080583141X ISBN-13: 9780805831412 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational - Religion | Inspirational - Psychology | Developmental - General |
| Dewey: 153.8 |
| LCCN: 98-50446 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Physical Information: 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The chapters collected in this volume represent the "state-of-the-art" of research on the development of intentional action and intentional understanding--topics that are at the intersection of current research on imitation, early understanding of mental states, goal-directed behavior in nonhuman animals, executive function, language acquisition, and narrative understanding, to name just a few of the relevant foci. Collectively, the contributors demonstrate that intentionality is a key issue in the cognitive and social sciences. Moreover, in a way that was anticipated more than a century ago by the seminal work of J. Mark Baldwin, they are beginning to reveal how the control of action is related in development to children's emerging self-conscious and their increasingly sophisticated appreciation of other people's perspectives. This volume brings together the world's leading researchers on early social and cognitive development in an in-depth exploration of children's understanding of themselves and others. |