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Origins of the Social Mind
. Ed(S): Itakura, Shoji; Fujita, Kazuo
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Description for Origins of the Social Mind
Hardback. This book focuses on the evolutionary and developmental origins of the social mind. Written by leading scientists in the field, the book brings together the currently segregated views on social cognition in the two fields. Editor(s): Itakura, Shoji; Fujita, Kazuo. Num Pages: 211 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; MBGR; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 488.
During the ? rst few years of life, children acquire knowledge about the relati- ships between their own mental states, their actions, and the social world. This information is then used to understand themselves and others. Humans are born into families, where they are raised and learn to cooperate, compete, and c- municate. We are social creatures, and over the course of development, we learn about people, relationships, social systems, and others’ minds. In addition, not only do we live socially, we think socially as well. However, human adults are not the only creatures to live and think socially. In ... Read more
During the ? rst few years of life, children acquire knowledge about the relati- ships between their own mental states, their actions, and the social world. This information is then used to understand themselves and others. Humans are born into families, where they are raised and learn to cooperate, compete, and c- municate. We are social creatures, and over the course of development, we learn about people, relationships, social systems, and others’ minds. In addition, not only do we live socially, we think socially as well. However, human adults are not the only creatures to live and think socially. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431751786
SKU
V9784431751786
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Origins of the Social Mind
From the reviews: "Origins of the Social Mind is a collection of papers that unites the latest empirical findings and conceptual insights from cognitive development, and primate and avian cognition, written by some of the leading researchers in the respective fields. … The chapters are organized into two parts. … Overall, Shoji Itakura and Kazuo Fujita edited a ... Read more