The Development of Commonsense Psychology

by Chris Moore

Book Overview

How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as driven by desires and informed by reason? These questions are at the heart of contemporary research on children's "theories of mind." Although there has been an enormous amount of research on this topic, nobody - until now - has provided a coherent account that traces the development of theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805858105
• ISBN13: 9780805858105
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"