Bøger af Michael Tomasello

"A scientific analysis of agency in the real world-which animal types have it and which don't-written by the top researcher in the field"--

Michael Tomasellos forskning har gennem årtier været banebrydende i forståelsen af kulturel læring, samarbejde og børns sprogudvikling.Denne udgivelse indeholder fem centrale tekster af Tomasello i dansk oversættelse og til hver tekst giver danske forfattere deres perspektiv på, hvordan Tomasellos teorier, resultater og forståelsesramme anvendes i en dansk kontekst.Antologiens 14 kapitler er struktureret i fem temaer:Tema 1: Børns sociale kognition – samspillet mellem kognition og omgivelser.Tema 2: Fælles opmærksomhed – når vi læser hinandens hensigter.Tema 3: Små børn samarbejder da!Tema 4: Sprogudvikling over tid er som at bygge med legoklodser.Tema 5: At samarbejde – menneskets særlige sociale forståelse for andre.

Bridging evolutionary theory and cultural psychology, Tomasello argues that the roots of the human capacity for symbol-based culture are based in a cluster of uniquely human cognitive capacities. These include capacities for understanding that others have intentions of their own, and for imitating what someone else has intended to do.

This Monograph reports a series of ten studies on the social-cognitive abilities of three young chimpanzees, ages to four years. * Compares outcomes to similar studies conducted on human infacts for a comparative understanding.

The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys is an intriguing compilation of naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural communication in primates, as well as a comparison to what is known about the vocal communication of nonhuman primates.

Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demonstrates children's linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilities.