Properties (37)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1949-12-18
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Theories of cognitive development in infants
Investigations into the nature of social cognition in infants Understanding of how children learn about the physical world Research on the development of numerical understanding Studies on the role of language in cognitive development |
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:field |
Cognitive Science
Developmental Psychology Psychology |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Elizabeth Spelke
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkb:Lev_Vygotsky gptkb:Jean_Piaget |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Research on cognitive development
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:American_Psychological_Association_Distinguished_Scientific_Contributions_Award
gptkb:William_James_Fellow_Award |
| gptkbp:publications |
'Core Knowledge'
'Cognitive Development in Infancy' 'Cognitive Development: A New Perspective' 'Spatial Representation in Infancy' 'The Development of Knowledge Systems' 'Language_and_Thought' 'The_Cognitive_Foundations_of_Language' 'The_Origins_of_Human_Knowledge' 'The_Role_of_Language_in_Cognitive_Development' 'Understanding_the_Mind_of_the_Infant' |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Language acquisition
Spatial reasoning Social cognition Infant cognition |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:David_Spelke
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/people/faculty/spelke.html
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