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The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Research Method

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 27-63
  3. Analysis of Higher Mental Functions

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 65-82
  4. The Structure of Higher Mental Functions

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 83-96
  5. Genesis of Higher Mental Functions

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 97-119
  6. The Development of Speech

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 121-130
  7. Prehistory of the Development of Written Language

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 131-148
  8. Development of Arithmetic Operations

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 149-152
  9. Mastering Attention

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 153-177
  10. Development of Speech and Thinking

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 191-205
  11. Self-Control

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 207-219
  12. Cultivation of Higher Forms of Behavior

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 221-229
  13. The Problem of Cultural Age

    • Robert W. Rieber
    Pages 231-239
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 253-294

About this book

In this volume, readers are introduced to Vygotsky's argument for a theoretical and methodological approach to differentiate A "higher" mental functions from the more basic brain processes that other theorists believed were at the center of the psychological apparatus. The famed Soviet psychologist's view of developmental issues as an intricately woven tapestry of functions includes analyses of:

- the development of speech and written language
- the mastering of attention and mnemonic skills
- self-control and the higher, more cultivated forms of behavior
- the cultural age, personality, and world view of children.

Reviews

"All academic libraries, even those in two-year colleges, should add these volumes to their collections."
(Choice, February 1998)
"The Collected Works in English are particularly valuable because a broad and honest reading of Vygotsky challenges common assumptions about psychology. By building on Vygotsky's more promising insights, psychology might have a better chance of overcoming the divisions it still faces."
(American Scientist, May - June 1998)

Editors and Affiliations

  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA

    Robert W. Rieber

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky

  • Book Subtitle: The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions

  • Editors: Robert W. Rieber

  • Series Title: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5939-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45609-1Published: 31 March 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7721-4Published: 28 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-5939-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 294

  • Topics: History of Psychology, Popular Science in Psychology

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Softcover Book USD 299.99
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Hardcover Book USD 279.99
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