PSYCH 3550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: 18 Months, Almost Surely, Intersubjectivity
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Ch a p te r 7 - co n c e p tu a l de ve lo p m e n t: unde rs ta nding who or wha t. Crucia l for he lping pe ople ma ke s e ns e of the world: dividing obje cts in ca te gorie s. Thre e ge ne ra l ca te gorie s. Childre n divide obje cts in ca te gory hie ra rchie s i. e . , ca te gorie s re la te d to s e t-s ubs e t re la tions. If na tivis ts a re right, we think tha t ve ry young childre n a re a ble to do ve ry impre s s ive fe a ts . Eve n if the firs t months of life childre n a re forming ca te gorie s.