Development of Problem-solving in Infancy

TY - CHAP

T1 - Development of Problem-solving in Infancy

AU - Willatts, Peter

N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright© 1989 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Ltd. All right reserved.

PY - 1989

Y1 - 1989

N2 - Any parent who has had to fit “child-proof locks to cupboard doors knows that during the first 2 years infants become very competent at finding ways of overcoming obstacles to attain a goal. By the end of the sensory—motor period, children possess a range of abilities that make them effective, though sometimes frustrated, problem-solvers. They are better able to keep a goal in mind and are not so easily distracted. They have a wide range of skills and knowledge which can be applied to tasks. Emerging abilities in language and communication allow children to make requests for help and to benefit from the assistance provided by another person. The use of strategies becomes more effective, with the result that children can often plan their problemsolving and work out a solution without always having to go through the tedious process of trial-and-error.

AB - Any parent who has had to fit “child-proof locks to cupboard doors knows that during the first 2 years infants become very competent at finding ways of overcoming obstacles to attain a goal. By the end of the sensory—motor period, children possess a range of abilities that make them effective, though sometimes frustrated, problem-solvers. They are better able to keep a goal in mind and are not so easily distracted. They have a wide range of skills and knowledge which can be applied to tasks. Emerging abilities in language and communication allow children to make requests for help and to benefit from the assistance provided by another person. The use of strategies becomes more effective, with the result that children can often plan their problemsolving and work out a solution without always having to go through the tedious process of trial-and-error.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105045844929

U2 - 10.4324/9781003754619-11

DO - 10.4324/9781003754619-11

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:105045844929

SN - 9781041274803

SN - 9781041274858

SP - 143

EP - 182

BT - Infant Development

PB - Taylor and Francis

ER -