The development of social cognition and communication / edited by Bruce D. Homer, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda.

Contributor Homer, Bruce D.

Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2005.

Descriptionxvii, 378 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Based on a conference held in Oct. 2001 at New York University.

Note:Cognitive functions of language in early childhood / Katherine Nelson. - Seeing objects as symbols and symbols as objects : language and the development of dual representation / Bruce D. Homer, Katherine Nelson. - On the possible roots of cognitive flexibility / Sophie Jacques, Phil Zelazo. - Perceiving social affordances : the development of emotional understanding / Arlene Walker-Andrews. - Discerning intentions : characterizing the cognitive system at play / Dare Baldwin. - Social referencing in infant motor action / Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Karen Adolph. - Is joint attention necessary for early language learning? / Nameer Akhtar. - Attachment, theory of mind, and delay of gratification / Chris Moore, Doug Symons. - Theory of mind, language, and learning in the early years : developmental origins of school readiness / Janet Astington, Jan Pelletier. - Teaching and learning as intentional activities / Doug Frye, Margalit Ziv. - Gesture in social interactions : a mechanism for cognitive change / Susan Goldin-Meadow. - Pathways of narrative meaning construction / Jens Brockmeier. - Parent-child reminiscing and the construction of a subjective self / Robyn Fivush, Catherine A. Haden. - Autobiographical memory in the developmental niche : a cross-cultural perspective / Michelle Leichtman, Qi Wang.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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