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Interactive Minds

Life-span Perspectives on the Social Foundation of Cognition

Paul B Baltes editor Ursula M Staudinger editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:26th Apr '96

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Interactive Minds harnesses both research and theory from several disciplines to study cognitive development in the social context of the life course.

Interactive Minds studies cognition and cognitive development in the social context of the life course. Borrowing from the fields of educational, cognitive, and developmental psychology, it uses both research and theory to address such topics as moral goals, culture, cooperation, and linguistics.Various theoretical models in psychology have emphasized the social foundation of the mind and the role that social interactions play in human development. Interactive minds emphasizes social transaction and communication between minds without implying particular mechanisms and outcomes. For instance, not all products of interacting minds are positive. Interactive Minds also takes a life-span perspective, which is especially suited for understanding interactive dynamics of behaviour and human development. Experts from a variety of fields address such issues as biological aspects of cooperation, the role of social interaction in learning, the conceptualization of linguistic knowledge, and peer problem solving. In a concluding Epilogue, implications are presented for various fields, including education, developmental and cognitive psychology, and cultural anthropology.

"The strength of the book is the diversity of views presented....of value to knowledgeable readers with interests in either life-span development or the social construction of knowledge. Recommended...." Choice

ISBN: 9780521485678

Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 23mm

Weight: 647g

472 pages