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Social cognition [electronic resource] / Philip David Zelazo (editor).
"Social cognition refers to the awareness of one’s own and other people’s mental states (i.e., acquiring a theory of mind), including emotions, motives, desires and feelings. Socio-cognitive skills, such as the ability to understand, describe and predict people’s mental states, allow children to develop a strong social cognition. Developing social and cognitive awareness is especially important during infancy to prepare children to interact properly with the social world prior to school entry."
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- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (34 pages) : PDF file.
- Publisher: Alberta : Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development, 2011.
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| General Note: | "February 2011". Contents: Synthesis; Social cognition in infancy / Chris Moore; Infants' social cognitive knowledge / Jessica Al Sommerville; Social-cognitive development in early childhood / Scott A. Miller; The development of theory of mind in early childhood / Janet Wilde Astington; Early social cognition: comments on Astington and Edward, Miller, Moore and Sommerville / Nancy Eisenberg; Is social cognition an oxymoron? Comments on Astington and Edward, Miller, Moore and Sommerville / Philippe Rochat; Early social cognition / Claire Hughes; Social cognition: comments on Hughes and Lecce / Megan M. Mcclelland. |
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| Subject: | Social cognitive theory Socialization--Child. |
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Summary:
"Social cognition refers to the awareness of one’s own and other people’s mental states (i.e., acquiring a theory of mind), including emotions, motives, desires and feelings. Socio-cognitive skills, such as the ability to understand, describe and predict people’s mental states, allow children to develop a strong social cognition. Developing social and cognitive awareness is especially important during infancy to prepare children to interact properly with the social world prior to school entry."
