Identifies key mechanisms through which a child operates with external knowledge in her social context.

The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But somewhat ironically, his theory of developm

For students of developmental psychology, this book should be a useful reference guide to the main concepts concerned with "motherese", scaffolding, socio-cogni

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Provides new empirical study data that explores the influence of linguistic variables within developmental contexts on theory of mind development and functionin