Alison Gopnik
Alison Gopnik · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Developmental psychologist known for research on children's learning and cognition
1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United States
Alison Gopnik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Developmental psychologist known for research on children's learning and cognition
Gopnik is a developmental psychologist and philosopher whose research showed that young children reason, experiment and learn much like scientists, reshaping how cognition and learning are understood. She grew up in a Jewish family of intellectuals (sister of writer Adam Gopnik) and is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Developmental psychologist known for research on children's learning and cognition
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