Interactive Minds
Life-span Perspectives on the Social Foundation of Cognition
Published on 31. May 1996
Book
Hardback
472 pages
978-0-521-48106-9 (ISBN)
Description
Various theoretical models in psychology have emphasized the social foundation of the mind and the role that social interactions play in human development. Interactive minds emphasizes social transaction and communication between minds without implying particular mechanisms and outcomes. For instance, not all products of interacting minds are positive. Interactive Minds also takes a life-span perspective, which is especially suited for understanding interactive dynamics of behaviour and human development. Experts from a variety of fields address such issues as biological aspects of cooperation, the role of social interaction in learning, the conceptualization of linguistic knowledge, and peer problem solving. In a concluding Epilogue, implications are presented for various fields, including education, developmental and cognitive psychology, and cultural anthropology.
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"The strength of the book is the diversity of views presented....of value to knowledgeable readers with interests in either life-span development or the social construction of knowledge. Recommended...." ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
11 Tables, unspecified; 20 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
911 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-48106-9 (9780521481069)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part I. General Theoretical Framework: 1. The evolution of cooperation: within and between generations Peter Hammerstein; 2. Interacting minds in a lifespan perspective: a cultural-historical approach to culture and cognitive development Michael Cole; 3. Essentially Social: on the origin of linguistic knowledge in the individual Wolfgang Klein; 4. Knowledge and the construction of women's development Gisela Labouvie-Vief; Part II. Interactive Minds: 5. Peer interactive minds: development, theoretical, and methodological issues Margarita Azmitia; 6. Collaborative rules: how are people supposed to work with one another Jacqueline Goodnow; 7. The lifelong transformation of moral goals through social influence Damon William; 8. Adults Telling and retelling stories collaboratively Roger A. Dixon; 9. Planning about life: towards a social-interactive paradigm Jacqui Smith; 10. Wisdom and the social-interactive foundation of the mind Ursula Staudinger; Part III. Interactive Minds: Perspecxtives from Cognitive and Educational Psychology: 11. Rationality: Why Social Context Matters Gerd Gigerenzer; 12. Styles of thinking Robert J. Sternberg; 13. Cooperative construction of expert knowledge: the case of knowledge engineering Gerhard Strube; 14. Communities of practice towards expertise: social foundation of university instruction Heinz Mandl; Epilogue: reflections and future perspectives; 15. Cognitive pychology Peter Graf; 16. Developmental psychology Laura Carstensen; 17. Educational psychology Franz Weinert; 18. Cognitive and cultural anthropology Richard Shweder.