Children's thinking : cognitive development and individual differences / David F. Bjorklund, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Kayla B. Causey, California State University, Fullerton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- An introduction to cognitive development -- Biological bases of cognitive development -- The social construction of mind: sociocultural perspectives on cognitive -- Infant perception and cognition -- Thinking in symbols : the development of representation -- The development of folk knowledge -- Learning to think on their own : executive function, strategies, and problem solving -- Memory development -- Language development -- Social cognition -- Schooling and cognitive development -- Approaches to the study of intelligence -- Origins, modification, and stability of intellectual differences -- Suggested readings -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.