- Description
- 1 online resource (x, 382 p.) : ill.
- Series Statement
- Oxford series in cognitive development
- Uniform Title
- Essential child (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Essential child (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods -- The inductive potential of categories -- Hidden, nonobvious properties -- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture -- Causal explanations, causal determinism -- Conclusions to Part I -- What parents say--and do not say--about essences -- Essentialism in language -- Theory theories and DAM theories -- Unfinished business -- Why do we essentialize?
- LCCN
- 2002008635
- OCLC
- ssj0000086653
- Author
Gelman, Susan A.
- Title
The essential child [electronic resource] : origins of essentialism in everyday thought / Susan A. Gelman.
- Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Series
Oxford series in cognitive development
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-367) and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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