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by Alison Gopnik (Author), Patricia K Kuhl (Author), Andrew Meltzoff (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (13 Jan 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297842277
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297842279
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.4 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Learning begins in the first days of life. Scientists are now beginning to realise that from birth babies already know a staggering amount about the world around them. In the first book of its kind for a popular audience, three leading scientists draw on 25 years of research in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neurosciences to reveal what babies know and how they learn it.


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Learning begins in the first days of life. Scientists are now discovering how young children develop emotionally and intellectually, and are beginning to realize that from birth babies already know a staggering amount about the world around them. In the first book of its kind for a popular audience, three leading US scientists draw on twenty-five years of research in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neuroscience to reveal what babies know and how they learn it.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read, 19 May 2003
By Sarah Berglas (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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As a university educated mother I found 'How Babies Think' fascinating. The ideas carefully and articulately explained in the book have opened my eyes to the way my daughter is developing in front of me. Unlike a typical parenting book, the emphasis is on the mental process and placing this in context, rather than 'what your baby SHOULD be doing by X months'. I've recommended this book to many of my parent friends to help them understand their own young children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for students?, 30 Sep 2004
By PDG (Lindfield UK) - See all my reviews
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I read this a book as a new parent and found it wonderfully infomrative and entertaining. I judged it as a university lecturer, health professional and someone who studied developmental psychology in depth as an undergraduate.The book is excellent - it is a model of good communication. Accesibility is sometimes quite compatible with academic rigour even though many in the business act as if it is not. If it's not your thing fine but don't knock it!

It is not designed as a sole textbook. It pulls together a broad range of higly complex research in a way that is understandable and gives the bigger picture of a whole child at the centre. It gives a good account of the conclusions of up to date research but it doesn't give detail of it nor is it the best source to use to get straight to the primary research. Its a small price to pay for making the book so readable. I would hope that students have access to other texts and references to primary sources in any case.

The role it can serve and does serve well is to give a broad picture to any novice to the 'academic' discipline. New students need that more than new parents. New parents will I think enjoy the ride and might benefit from the ocassional reminder that all that dribbling gurgling and chaos emanates from a sophiticated being who is solving problems now and will be teaching you new things in a year or two....

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3.0 out of 5 stars misleading title, 29 Nov 2007
By Katerina (Athens Greece) - See all my reviews
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This book reports on some interesting findings about the way babies think. However, the rest of the book talks about how cool it is to be a scientist, and especially a developmental scientist, like the authors. In fact, just omitting the words "developmental psychologist" from the text would probably reduce it to half its size. The book title should be related to the science of developmental psychology, and not to how babies think. I'm sure there are better books out there explaining to us parents the way babies think.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on babies I've read!
This book is so refreshing-- no 'expert' prescriptions or diy parenting gobbledygook! It's fascinating to read what science reveals about the infant brain and what it tells us... Read more
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Help you understand how babies and young children think.
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