The Concept of Activity in Soviet Psychology

1. Auflage 1981
ISBN: 978-0-87332-158-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 454 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

An anthology of Chinese writings drawn from the late-1980s Maoist revival in mainland China. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, these selections are introduced and annnotated to provide an appreciation of their historical significance and the ideological confusion in China.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wertsch, James V.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; The Concept of Activity in Soviet Psychology; An Introduction; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS The Problem of Activity in Psychology; Methodological Problems in the Psychological Analysis of Activity; VYGOTSKY’S HISTORICAL INFLUENCE The Instrumental Method in Psychology; The Genesis of Higher Mental Functions; The Development of Higher Forms of Attention in Childhood; THE ROLE OF SIGN SYSTEMS IN THE THEORY OF ACTIVITY The Psychological Consequences of Computerization; L. S. Vygotsky’ s Ideas about the Planning Function of Speech in Children; EMPIRICAL STUDIES MOTIVATED BY THE THEORY OF ACTIVITY; Memory; Involuntary Memory and the Goal-directed Nature of Activity; The Detection of a Contradiction as the Initial Stage of Problem Formation; Motor Skills Criteria for Evaluating Executive Activity.

Über Autor(innen)

James V. Wertsch, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1975, is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University.