Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development

by Frank C. Keil

Book Overview

In Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development, Frank C. Keil provides a coherent account of how concepts and word meanings develop in children, adding to our understanding of the representational nature of concepts and word meanings at all ages.

Keil argues that it is impossible to adequately understand the nature of conceptual representation without also considering the issue of learning. Weaving together issues in cognitive development,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262610760
• ISBN13: 9780262610766
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher