Young Children's Thinking about Biological World

by Giyoo Hatano, Kayoko Inagaki

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134949977
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/15/2013
Series:	Essays in Developmental Psychology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	230
File size:	891 KB

About the Author

Hatano, Giyoo; Inagaki, Kayoko

Table of Contents

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. Vitalistic Causality. Construction of Naive Biology under Cognitive and Sociocultural Constraints. Conceptual Change in Naive Biology. Toward Better Understanding of Conceptual Development.