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Gunarsa, Singgih D.; And Others – 1984
Abstracts of two symposium papers are provided, giving: (1) the results of a study of the effect of child-rearing practices on the cognitive development of children under 5 years of age in Jakarta; and (2) the results of an investigation of West German preschool children's preferences and abilities in relation to conceptual styles. Comparing 100…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Gopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Kuhl, Patricia K. – 1999
Arguing that evolution designed us to both teach and learn, this book explains how, and how much, babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them. The chapters are: (1) "Ancient Questions and a Young Science," including the concept of brain as computer, and the developmental science of Piaget and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development