Methodological and Epistemological Issues in the Interpretation of Infant Cognitive Development

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dc.contributor.authorMüller, Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorGiesbrecht, Gerald
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-04T20:37:26Z
dc.date.available2016-01-04T20:37:26Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionArticle deposited according to publisher policies: http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.htmlen_US
dc.description.abstractThis commentary on J. Kagan (2008) addresses 2 issues. The first concerns the importance of studying developmental sequences and processes of change. The second concerns epistemological differences between contemporary neonativist approaches and classical theories of development. The commentary argues that classical theories of infant cognition and contemporary neonativist theories fundamentally differ in terms of how they conceptualize the workings of the mind. These differences affect the meaning of terms such as representation and reasoning. Also discussed are implications of epistemological differences for developmental explanations. The commentary concludes that epistemological differences must be articulated more fully in order to improve understanding of different theories and in order to evaluate the relative merits and shortcomings of those theories.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationMüller, U., & Giesbrecht, G.F. (2008). Methodological and epistemological issues in the interpretation of infant cognitive development. Child Development, 79, 1654-1658.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01216.x.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33644
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51043
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Developmenten_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgary
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Victoriaen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8624en_US
dc.titleMethodological and Epistemological Issues in the Interpretation of Infant Cognitive Developmenten_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplinePaediatrics
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