The Scientist In The Crib

Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Psychology, Child Development, Family & Relationships
Cover of the book The Scientist In The Crib by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N Meltzoff, Patricia K Kuhl, HarperCollins e-books
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Author: Alison Gopnik, Andrew N Meltzoff, Patricia K Kuhl ISBN: 9780061846915
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Publication: October 13, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books Language: English
Author: Alison Gopnik, Andrew N Meltzoff, Patricia K Kuhl
ISBN: 9780061846915
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Publication: October 13, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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