Download or read book How Babies Think written by Alison Gopnik and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary psychology is transforming our understanding of human behaviour. This text applies such insights to the mental processes of babies, discussing the evolutionary tendencies, pre-programmed skills and environmental influences that enable babies to learn, perceive and manipulate the world around them. It is written for the lay person, presenting complex scientific concepts and theories in an accessible style.