The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind by Gopnik, Alison
The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind by Gopnik, Alison

The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind

This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about...
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Author: Alison Gopnik
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Language: English
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The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind by Gopnik, Alison

The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind

$44.90
The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind by Gopnik, Alison

The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind

$44.90
Author: Alison Gopnik
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

This exciting book 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. Filled with surprise at every turn, this vivid, lucid, and often funny book gives us a new view of the inner life of children and the mysteries of the mind.



Author: Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 12/26/2000
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.18w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780688177881

About the Author
Gopnik, Alison: - Alison Gopnik, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and a leading cognitive scientist. She is past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and is the author of more than seventy papers on philosophy, psychology, and children's early learning. She has also written for The New York Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement. Mother of three, she lives with her family in Berkeley, California.Meltzoff, Andrew N.: - Andrew N. Meltzoff, Ph.D. revolutionized the field of child psychology with his discoveries about how much infants know, learn, and remember. He is a professor of psychology and the University of Washington, and his research has been featured in Time, The New York Times, and museum exhibits worldwide. He and his wife, Dr. Kuhl, live with their daughter in Seattle, Washington.Kuhl, Patricia K.: - Patricia K. Kuhl, Ph.D. is the world's leading authority on speech development and is a professor of speech and hearing at the University of Washington. She was one of six scientists invited to present their research at the White House Conference on Early Learning and the Brain in 1997. Her recent findings on language acquisition and why parents speak motherese to their children made national headlines. She and her husband, Dr. Meltzoff, live in Seattle.
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