ABSTRACT

First published in 1983. This is a volume in a series on Child Psychology. This book offers a set of theoretical ideas which make up a quite general theory of the mental representation of space which accounts both for much of spatial perception but also much of spatial thought. The system is general and economical and can be readily applied to novel problems as we illustrated in regard to Piaget’s water level problem and Koler’s letter recognition problem.

chapter 1|14 pages

Spatial Aspects of the Mental Representation of Objects and Events

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 2|17 pages

On the Formation of Structural Descriptions and Meanings for Objects and Events

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 3|22 pages

Representations of Spatial Form

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 4|24 pages

The Development of Spatial Cognition

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 5|32 pages

Aspects of the Development of the Spatial Lexicon

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 6|17 pages

The Development of Strategies for Solving the Perspective Task

ByJoanne Rovet

chapter 8|19 pages

On the Representations and Operations Involved in Spatial Transformations

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 9|18 pages

The Education of Spatial Transformations

ByJoanne Rovet

chapter 10|23 pages

On Children's Mental Representation of Oblique Orientation

ByAnat Scher

chapter 11|28 pages

On the Mental Representation of Oblique Orientation in Adults

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok

chapter 12|27 pages

Explaining Spatial Cognition: A Theory of Spatial Representation

ByDavid R. Olson, Ellen Bialystok