Contributor
Neisser, Ulric.
Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
Descriptionxi, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Chiefly papers originally presented at a conference at Emory University in Nov. 1996.
Note:PART I: PERCEPTION AND ITS DEVELOPMENT: 1. Direct perception and representation in infancy / Philippe Rochat -- 2. Obstacles to understanding: an ecological approach to infant problem solving / Karen E. Adophe, Marion Eppler -- 3. Descriptions of orientation and structure in perception and physical reasoning / John R. Pani -- 4. Height and extent: two kinds of size perception / Arnold E. Stoper -- PART II: COGNITION AND ITS DEVELOPMENT: 5. EPAM to EGO: a cognitive journey / Eleanor J. Gibson -- 6. Unity and diversity in knowledge / Elizabeth Spelke -- 7. The cultural ecology of young children's interactions with objects and artifacts / Michael Tomasello -- 8. Getting a grip on reality / Fred Keil, Kristy Lockhart -- 9. The Williams syndrome cognitive profile: strengths, weakness, and interrelations among auditory short-term memory, language, and visuospatial consructive cognition / Carolyn B. Mervis -- 10. Creating false autobiographical memories: why people believe their memory errors / Ira E. Hyman, Jr. -- 11. Revisiting John Dean's memory / William Hirst, David Gluck -- PART III. PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION: 12. Bringing ritual to mind / Robert N. McCauley -- 13. Five kinds of self-ignorance / David A. Jopling -- 14. How does an adviser influence a student?: a case study / Yohtaro Takano.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
