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Author:

Gelman, Susan A.

Title:

The essential child : origins of essentialism in everyday thought / Susan A. Gelman.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

x, 382 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Categorization (Psychology) in children.
Cognition in children.
Children--Language.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes.

Contents:

Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods -- The inductive potential of categories -- Hidden, nonobvious properties -- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture -- Causal explanations, causal determinism -- Conclusions to Part I -- What parents say--and do not say--about essences -- Essentialism in language -- Theory theories and DAM theories -- Unfinished business -- Why do we essentialize?

Series:

Oxford series in cognitive development

ISBN:

9780195154061 (alk. paper)
0195154061 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50091849

LCCN:

2002008635

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)