| The "Humpty Dumpty Problem" in the Study of Early Cognitive Development: Putting the Infant Back Together Again. | |
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PMID: 20161394 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In this article, I propose that the big question for the field of infant cognitive development is best characterized as the "Humpty Dumpty problem": Now that we have studied cognitive abilities in isolation, how do we put the developing cognitive system (and the infant) back together again? This problem is significant because cognitive abilities do not occur in isolation. Infants remember the items they have attended to and perceived, and their emotional state will influence their perception and representation of the events they encounter. Moreover, by examining the development of the whole cognitive system, or the whole child, we gain a deeper understanding of mechanisms developmental change. Thus, the big question for the study of infant cognition is like the question confronting all the king's horses and all the king's men: How do we put the infant's cognitive system back together again? |
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Authors:
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Lisa M Oakes |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science Volume: 4 ISSN: 1745-6924 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-7-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101274347 Medline TA: Perspect Psychol Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 352-358 Citation Subset: - |
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Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis. |
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R01 HD049840-06//NICHD NIH HHS |
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