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Kagan, Jerome – Child Development, 2008
The balance between the preservation of early cognitive functions and serious transformations on these functions shifts across time. Piaget's writings, which favored transformations, are being replaced by writings that emphasize continuities between select cognitive functions of infants and older children. The claim that young infants possess…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Infants, Developmental Stages, Inferences
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Clotfelter, Ethan D.; Hollis, Karen L. – American Biology Teacher, 2008
Cognition is a general term describing the mental capacities of an animal, and often includes the ability to categorize, remember, and communicate about objects in the environment. Numerous regions of the telencephalon (cerebral cortex and limbic system) are responsible for these cognitive functions. Although many researchers have used traditional…
Descriptors: Animals, Object Permanence, Cognitive Processes, Memory
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Funk, Mildred Sears; Tosto, Pat – American Biology Teacher, 2007
In this article, the authors present a project that gives students examples of basic skills that many vertebrate species develop as they grow and function in their ecosystem. These activities involve information gathering about surroundings, learning how to use objects, and tracking and searching skills. Different vertebrate species may acquire…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Ecology, Cognitive Ability, Scientific Methodology