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Young children's naive thinking about the biological world /

Presents research on the topic of young children's naive biology, examining such theoretical issues as processes, conditions and mechanisms in conceptual development using the development of biological understanding as the target case.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Inagaki, Kayoko, 1944-
Otros Autores: Hatano, Giyoo, 1935-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Psychology Press, 2002.
Colección:Essays in developmental psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Naive biology as a core domain of thought
  • The living/nonliving distinction
  • Personification as analogy in biological understanding
  • The distinction between biological and psychological processes/properties
  • Vitalistic causality
  • Construction of naive biology under cognitive and sociocultural constraints
  • Conceptual change in naive biology
  • Toward a better understanding of conceptual development.