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Constructivism and Development: Reply to Smith's Commentary.
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Muller, Ulrich; Sokol, Bryan; Overton, Willis F. – Developmental Review, 1998
Replies to commentary regarding authors' earlier article proposing a modified constructivist account of origins of mental representation. Elaborates on Smith's discussion contrasting empiricist and constructivist approaches. Discusses Smith's restatement of Piaget's position in terms of levels of representational capacities and replies to specific…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Infants
On the Development of Mental Representation. Commentary.
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Smith, Leslie – Developmental Review, 1998
Discusses objective knowledge and reality; objective experience and objectivity; objectivity without representation; and problems with constructivism. Argues that at issue with Muller, Sokol, and Overton's model is dispensability of the representation concept in an account of knowledge development during infancy. Concludes that a constructivist…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Infants
Breaking the Language Barrier: An Emergentist Coalition Model for the Origins of Word Learning.
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Hollich, George J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Presents emergentist coalition theory of language development characterizing lexical acquisition as the emergent product of cognitive constraints, social-pragmatic factors, and global attentional mechanisms. Details 12 experiments with 12- to 25-month-olds using the development of reference as test case of the theory. Presents evidence that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning)
Making Sense of Infant Categorization: Stable Processes and Changing Representations.
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Madole, Kelly L.; Oakes, Lisa M. – Developmental Review, 1999
Demonstrates the need for a process-oriented, constructivist approach to understanding infants' categorization abilities. Suggests that emphasizing the distinction between perceptual and conceptual categorization has been an obstacle to forging an approach. Proposes a more microanalytic consideration of features available to infants at different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
The Cradle of Knowledge: Development of Perception in Infancy.
Kellman, Philip J.; Arterberry, Martha E. – 1998
In the past 25 years, there has been an explosion in research on the development of perception. The research has produced discoveries at multiple levels: ecological analyses, models of representation and process, and improved understanding of biological mechanisms. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of infant perception, bringing…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Biological Influences, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Emerging: Child Development in the First Three Years.
Nixon, Dianne; Gould, Katy – 1996
As our knowledge of young children grows, so does our awareness of the importance of the first few years of life. This book is written for students of child care at the college level, for those who work with children in the first three years of their lives, and for anyone who wants to understand more about what researchers and theorists have to…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behaviorism, Child Abuse, Child Development