The Foundations of Mind: Origins of Conceptual Thought

by Jean Matter Mandler

Book Overview

In The Foundations of Mind, Jean Mandler presents a new theory of cognitive development in infancy, focusing on the processes through which perceptual information is transformed into concepts. Drawing on her extensive research, Mandler explores preverbal conceptualization and shows how it forms the basis for both thought and language. She also emphasizes the importance of distinguishing automatic perceptual processes from attentive conceptualization,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195172000
• ISBN13: 9780195172003
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.6"