Michael Cole, Karl Levitin, Alexander R. Luria

The Autobiography of Alexander Luria

A Dialogue with The Making of Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A.R. Luria was one of the most significant psychological researchers and theorists of the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780805854992
• ISBN-10: 0805854991
• Artikelnr.: 22168708

Autorenporträt

Michael F. Cole is a Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation who has contributed to the design and implementation of numerous GPUs, CPUs, and chipsets over the last twenty-five years. In The Zodiac Revisited, Michael draws on more than a decade of extensive research into the case of the Zodiac. He analyzes the evidence, separates the distracting from the insightful, and reveals the truth at the heart of this decades-old mystery.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface: Putting a Scientific Autobiography Into Its Social and
Personal Contexts. Part I: The Making of Mind in Its Original Form.
Introduction: The Historical Context. Apprenticeship. Moscow. Vygotsky.
Cultural Differences in Thinking. Mental Development in Twins. Verbal
Regulation of Behavior. Disturbance of Brain Functions. Neuropsychology in
World War II. Mechanisms of the Brain. Romantic Science. Epilogue: A
Portrait of Luria. Part II: Luria in Retrospect. Luria: "These Are Complex
Times..." (The Social Context). Luria in Personal Context: Reconciling
Contradictions.