"The Cognitive Revolution in Children's Understanding of Mind." (Replies to Commentaries).

Astington, J. W.; Olson, D. R.

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"The Cognitive Revolution in Children's Understanding of Mind." (Replies to Commentaries).

Astington, J. W.; Olson, D. R.

Human Development, v38 n4-5 p214-16 Jul-Oct 1995

Points out agreement that the concepts a child acquires are variants of those exemplified by the cultures in which they grow up. Suggests, however, that learners interpret these cultural practices in terms of models causally determined by their cognitive or representational capacities and by the stock of concepts currently available. (AA)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Culture, Folk Culture, Intellectual Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes, Metacognition, Models, Naturalistic Observation, Psychological Patterns, Research Needs, Theories

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