Name: Children's Thinking By David F. Bjorklund
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Children's Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences by David F. Bjorklund

The Sixth Edition of the topically organized Children's Thinking presents a current, comprehensive, and dynamic examination of cognitive development. The book covers individual children and their developmental journeys while also following the general paths of overall cognitive development in children. This unique and effective approach gives readers a holistic view of children's cognitive development, acknowledging that while no two children are exactly alike, they tend to follow similar developmental patterns. Supported by the latest research studies and data, the Sixth Edition provides valuable insights for readers to better understand and work with children.

About David F. Bjorklund

David F. Bjorklund is a Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches courses in developmental and evolutionary psychology. He received a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1971), an MA degree in Psychology from the University of Dayton (1973), and a Ph.D. degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976). He received an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor philosophiae honoris causa) in 2015 from the University of Bern, Switzerland. He served as Associate Editor of Child Development (1997-2001) and is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (since 2007). He has published widely on the topics of cognitive development and evolutionary developmental psychology. His most recent books include How Children Invented Humanity: The Role of Development in Human Evolution (Oxford); Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective (Cambridge); Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy (Springer, co-edited with Sybil Hart); and The Development of Children's Memory: The Scientific Contributions of Peter A. Ornstein (Cambridge, co-edited with Lynne Baker-Ward and Jennifer Coffman). He lives in Jupiter, Florida with his wife Barbara and enjoys traveling, cooking, playing basketball, and kayaking.

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to Cognitive Development Basic Concepts in Cognitive Development Six Truths of Cognitive Development Goals of Cognitive Developmentalists Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 2. Biological Bases of Cognitive Development Evolution and Cognitive Development Models of Gene-Environment Interaction Development of the Brain Developmental Biology and Cognitive Development Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 3. Social Construction of Mind: Sociocultural Perspectives on Cognitive Development Role of Culture in Cognitive Development Cognitive Artifacts That Support and Extend Thinking: Tools of Intellectual Adaptation Social Origins of Early Cognitive Competencies Sociocultural Theory and Cognitive Development Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 4. Infant Perception and Cognition Basic Perceptual Abilities of Young Infants Methodologies Used to Assess Infant Perception Development of Visual Perception Auditory Development Combining Senses Perceptual Narrowing How Do We Know What Babies Know? The Violation-of-Expectation Method Core Knowledge What Is Infant Cognition Made Of? Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 5. Thinking in Symbols: Development of Representation Learning to Use Symbols Piaget's Theory Everyday Expressions of the Symbolic Function Causal Representation Fuzzy-Trace Theory The Symbolic Species Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 6. Development of Folk Knowledge Theory Theories of Cognitive Development Folk Psychology: Developing a Theory of Mind Folk Biology: Understanding the Biological World Folk Physics: Understanding the Physical World Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 7. Learning to Think on Their Own: Executive Function, Strategies, and Problem Solving Assumptions of Information-Processing Approaches Development of Basic-Level Processes: Executive Function Development of Strategies Learning to Solve Problems Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 8. Memory Development Representation of Knowledge Memory Development in Infancy Infantile Amnesia Implicit Memory Development of Event Memory Children as Eyewitnesses Remembering to Remember Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 9. Language Development What Is Language? Describing Children's Language Development Some Theoretical Perspectives of Language Development Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning Sex Differences in Language Acquisition Language and Thought Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 10. Social Cognition Social Learning Social Information Processing Development of a Concept of Self Cognitive Bases of Gender Identity How Special Is Social Cognition? Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 11. Schooling and Cognitive Development Development of Reading Skills Children's Number and Arithmetic Concepts Schooling and Cognitive Development Evolutionary Educational Psychology Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 12. Approaches to the Study of Intelligence Psychometric Approach to the Study of Intelligence Information-Processing Approaches to the Study of Intelligence Sternberg's Theory of Successful Intelligence Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Chapter 13. Origins, Modification, and Stability of Intellectual Differences Transactional Approach to the Study of Intelligence Behavioral Genetics and the Heritability of Intelligence Experience and Intelligence Stability of Intelligence Key Terms and Concepts Suggested Readings Glossary References Index

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9781506334356

ISBN 10

1506334350

Title

Children's Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences by David F. Bjorklund

Author

David F. Bjorklund

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Paperback

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SAGE Publications Inc

Year published

2017-03-28

Number of pages

720

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