Acquiring a Conception of Mind: A Review of Psychological Research and Theory

by Peter Mitchell

It seems the mind has evolved into such a powerful form that we are able to go beyond knowing the world and move towards knowing the mind itself. Being able to comprehend the mind permits smooth social interaction, since it allows us to anticipate the future actions of those around us. The apparently effortless quality of social co-ordination belies the complex process of conceptualization and inference that is actually at work. The odyssey of childhood,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863777376
• ISBN13: 9780863777370
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"