vbid/9781461422488

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During the past 25 years, a great deal of research and theory has addressed the development of young children�s understanding of mental states such as knowledge, beliefs, desires, intentions, and emotions.� Although developments in children�s understanding of the mind subsequent to early childhood has received less attention, in recent years a growing body of research has emerged examining understanding of psychological functioning during middle and late childhood. Combined with the literature on adolescent epistemological development, this research provides a broader picture of age-related changes in children�s understanding of the mind. Guided by the goals of describing developmental changes in children�s concepts of cognitive functioning and identifying sources of information that contribute to learning about cognition, Children�s�Discovery of the Active Mind�organizes empirical literature concerning the development of children�s knowledge of cognitive activities from early childhood to adolescence and presents a conceptual framework that integrates children�s introspective activities with social influences on development.� Bringing together theoretical and empirical work from developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, the author argues that rather than depending upon a single source of information, developmental progress is driven by combinations of children�s conceptual knowledge of mental functioning, children�s phenomenological awareness of their own cognitive activities, and children�s social experience.Typham this is the title: Children�s Discovery of the Active Mind Phenomenological Awareness, Social Experience, and Knowledge About Cognition