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COGNITION OF THE WORLD BY A CHILD AS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2013. Issue 6 (134). P. 148-151

In the article the concept “cognition of the world” in treatments of different authors is analysed. The article shows the components of this concept (sensation, perception, representations, thinking), their interaction and the role, which this complex psychological process in development of children of preschool age plays. The necessity of the professional help of the teacher is emphasized to correctly build the process of cogitative activity of the child.

Keywords: knowledge of the world, sensual knowledge, rational knowledge, sensations, perception, representation, thinking