Culture and Developmental Systems, Volume 38

Maria D. Sera is a full professor in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the relation between language and cognitive development.

The latest on child psychology and the role of cultural and developmental systems
 
Now in its 38th volume, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology: Culture and Developmental Systems contains the collected papers from the most prestigious symposia in the field of child development. Providing scholars, students, and practitioners with access to the work of leading researchers in human development, it outlines how the field has advanced dramatically in recent years--both empirically and conceptually.
 
The updated collection outlines the latest information and research on child psychology, including the cultural neuroscience of the developing brain in childhood, the role of culture and language in the development of color categorization, socioemotional development across cultures, and much more.
* Find out how much math is 'hard wired,' if at all
* Explore the development of culture, language, and emotion
* Discover cultural expressions and the neurobiological underpinnings in mother-infant interactions
* Examine the cultural organization of young children's everyday learning
 
Written for generalists and specialists alike, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology offers the most up-to-date information on the central processes of human development and its implications for school success, as well as other areas.

Preface xi
 
Contributors xv
 
1 Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 1
Joan Y. Chiao
 
Introduction 1
 
Theories in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain 2
 
Methods in Cultural Neuroscience Research of the Developing Brain 4
 
Cultural Psychology 5
 
Developmental Human Neuroscience 8
 
Developmental Imaging Genetics 10
 
Population Genetics 12
 
Empirical Progress in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 13
 
Self and Other Knowledge 13
 
Emotion 16
 
Empathy 18
 
Theory of Mind 21
 
Cognition 23
 
Future Directions in Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain in Childhood 27
 
Implications of Cultural Neuroscience of the Developing Brain 29
 
References 29
 
2 The Role of Culture and Language in the Development of Color Categorization 39
Anna Franklin
 
Color Categories and Reasons to Investigate Them 39
 
Influence of Color Terms on Perception and Cognition 44
 
Contributions from Developmental Science 47
 
Color Term Acquisition and Emergence of Cross-Cultural Differences 48
 
Development of Infant Color Categories 55
 
Lateralized Category Effects in Infants and Toddlers 64
 
Unresolved Issues and New Developmental Questions 66
 
How Do Infant Color Categories Relate to the World's Color Lexicons? 67
 
How Is Color Categorized in the Absence of Language? 68
 
Is There Cross-Cultural Variation in Prelinguistic Color Categories? 70
 
Conclusions 71
 
References 73
 
3 How Much Mathematics Is "Hardwired," If Any at All: Biological Evolution, Development, and the Essential Role of Culture 83
Rafael Núñez
 
Introduction 83
 
Nativism in Cognitive Development, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Animal Cognition 86
 
Quantity-Related "Hardwired" Capacities? Yes,...Are They Mathematical? No 88
 
Aren't Number-to-Space Mappings "Hardwired"? No 90
 
What CanWe Learn from the History of Mathematics? A Lot 92
 
Numbers and Calculations without Number Lines in Old Babylonian Mathematics 93
 
How Long Does It Take for the Number Line to Be Invented? A Long Time 96
 
Are Results in Experimental Studies on Number-Line Mappings Consistent with Historical Records? Yes 100
 
Are Number Mental Representations Inherently Spatial? 100
 
Is the Intuition of Mapping Number to Space "Hardwired" and Universal? 106
 
Biocultural Issues for Child Psychology and Developmental Theory: Is Snowboarding "Hardwired"? No, It Is Not 116
 
References 120
 
4 Culture, Language, and Emotion: Explorations in Development 125
Twila Tardif
 
Introduction 125
 
Culture as Independent Variable, Culture as a Metaphor 125
 
Culture as Instantiated through Language 127
 
Vocabulary Learning: Similarities, Differences, and Useful Metaphors 133
 
Summary of Cultural Metaphors for Language 145
 
Culture as Instantiated through Emotion and Emotion Regulation Strategies 146
 
Cross-Cultural Differences in Emotional Expression: Main Effects 147
 
Facial Expressions of Emotion 148
 
Cross-Cultural Differences in Physiological Components of Emotions: Main Effects 150
 
Culture, Physiology, and Behavior in Emotion Regulation 151
 
How Do Proximal Factors Affect Interactions among Behavior, Biology, and Culture? 153
 
Assessing Emotion Regulation via Cortisol Reactivity and Executive Functioning across Different Cultural Contexts 155
 
Limitations of Both "Cultural" and "Cross-Cultural" Appro

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