When do children become aware of themselves as differentiated and unique entity in the
world? When and how do they become self-aware? Based on some recent empirical …

Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? Why do we care so much about how
others see us, about our reputation? What are the origins of such afflictions? Philippe …

This lavishly illustrated book gives a comprehensive and scholarly account of children's
understanding and appreciation of art and their developing ability to produce their own …

Distinct layers of awareness about objects, people, and the self grow from an implicit
biologically given core at birth. Each added layer of subjective experience would correspond …

The contribution of intentionality understanding to symbolic development was examined.
Actors added colored dots to a map, displaying either symbolic or aesthetic intentions. In …

Social precursors to symbolic understanding of pictures were examined with 100 infants
ages 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months. Adults demonstrated 1 of 2 stances toward pictures and …

Symbol Use and Symbolic Representation: Developmental and Comparative Perspectives Page
1 Chapter 2 25 What Drives Symbolic Development? The Case of Pictorial Comprehension and …

Understanding how aesthetic preferences are shared among individuals, and its
developmental time course, is a fundamental question in aesthetics. It has been shown that …

Pictures offer a unique and essential contribution to our lives, both in terms of aesthetic
pleasure and links to symbolic thought. As such, psychologists have devoted significant time …

Pictorial symbols have multiple layers of meaning: not only do they represent objects, events
and ideas about the world, they also represent the intentions of artists as well as other artist …