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| Gelman, Rochel | 1 |
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Peer reviewedGelman, Rochel – American Psychologist, 1979
Reviews evidence against theories about preschool childrens' egocentricity and cognitive ineptness in the areas of classification, communication, number and order concepts, memory skills, and capacity for reasoning about causal relationships. Holds that preschoolers have been misunderstood because researchers tend to approach them with tasks…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Concept Formation
