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On the current and potential scope of generative theories of cognitive development
Author(s) -
Bullock Daniel
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219811210
Subject(s) - generative grammar , scope (computer science) , cognition , cognitive development , psychology , cognitive science , epistemology , cognitive psychology , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , programming language
When developmentalists overemphasize economy in their explanations of how cognitive structures are generated, they get into trouble. Yet the generative approach remains applicable to the issues raised in earlier chapters–and to some new issues as well.