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Modularity and Constraints in Language and Cognition The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 25
252 Pages
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Psychology Press
256 Pages
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Psychology Press
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One of the central problems in the study of modern cognition is the degree to which higher cognition is modularized: that is, how much are higher functions carried out by domain-specific, specialized, cognitive subsystems, rather than a highly general cognitive learning and inferring device? To date, ideas and proposals about modularity have been best developed in the study of vision and grammar.... Read more
Contents: Preface. M. Maratsos, Constraints, Modules, and Domain Specificity: An Introduction. L.A. Petitto, Modularity and Constraints in Early Lexical Acquisition: Evidence From Children's Early Language and Gestures. E.M. Markman, Constraints on Word Learning: Speculations About Their Nature, Origins, and Domain Specificity. F.C. Keil, The Origins of an Autonomous Biology. C. Malatesta-Magai, B. Dorval, Language, Affect, and Social Order. T. Bever, The Logical and Extrinsic Sources of Modularity. J. Goodnow, Beyond Modules. R.S. Siegler, What Do Developmental Psychologists Really Want?
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Edited by Gunnar, Megan R.; Maratsos, Michael
"The book is full of ideas that challenge the reader..."
—Contemporary Psychology"Overall, the book would be [a] valuable addition to advanced classes on cognitive development. Most of the chapters are excellent reviews of the work of researchers who have written at length elsewhere; some chapters even present some new data. In sum, this volume is a useful primer on the constraints perspectives."
—Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
