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Life Span Development: Brain Dev.
, Life Span Development: Early Childhood
| Website: |
Scientist in the Crib |
| Author: |
Gopnik, A., Kuhl, P. & Meltzoff, A. |
| ISBN: |
0688177883 |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| URL: |
http://www.amazon.com/Scientist-Crib-Early-Learning-Tells/dp/0688177883 |
| Year: |
2000 |
| Description: |
This book, written by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science, discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them. It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is our most important instinct. It also reveals as fascinating insights about our adult capacities and how even young children -- as well as adults -- use some of the same methods that allow scientists to learn so much about the world. |
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| Comments: |
Contributed by: DITD Team Member on 1/17/2005
This book got really good reviews and it's full of very interesting information about how we learn. |
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