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Theories of infant development

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing 2004Description: 379; ill.,bibls.; BookFindISBN:
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Foreword By Gavin Bremner (Lancaster University) & Alan Slater (University of Exeter). Part I: Development of Perception and Action: 1. A Dynamical Systems Perspective On Infant Action And Its Development: Eugene C. Goldfield (Harvard University) & Peter H. Wolff (Harvard University). 2. A Developmental Perspective On Visual Proprioception: David I. Anderson (San Francisco State University), Joseph J. Campos (University of California, Berkeley) & Marianne A. Barbu-Roth (EPHE, Paris). 3. From Direct Perception To The Primacy Of Action: A Closer Look At James Gibson's Ecological Approach To Psychology: Alan Costall (University of Portsmouth). 4. The Development Of Perception In A Multimodal Environment: Lorraine E. Bahrick (Florida International University). 5. Neuroscience Perspectives On Infant Development: Mark H. Johnson (Birkbeck College), & Annette Karmiloff-Smith (University College London). Part II: Cognitive Development: 6. The Case For Developmental Cognitive Science: Theories Of People And Things: Andrew N. Meltzoff (University of Washington, Seattle). 7. Theories Of Development Of The Object Concept: Scott Johnson (New York University). 8. Remembering Infancy: Accessing Our Earliest Experiences: Alan Fogel (University of Utah). Part III: Social Development & Communication: 9. Maternal Sensitivity Is More Important Than Infant Temperament In Shaping The Infant-Mother Attachment Relationship: Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn & Marian J. Bakerman-Kranenburg (Leiden University). 10. Emerging Co-Awareness: Philippe Rochat (Emory University)11. Processes Of Development In Early Communication: David Messer (South Bank University)12. Joint Visual Attention In Infancy: George Butterworth (University of Sussex)Afterword: Tribute To George Butterworth: Peter E. Bryant (University of Oxford)Name index Subject index
Summary: PaperbackSummary: This volume provides an authoritative, up-to-date survey of theories of infant development. The contributors, who are all leaders in their field, present a wide range of theoretical perspectives on development in infancy. Each one provides advanced treatment of the issues and addresses current theoretical controversies in their area of expertise.The book is divided into three major sections, covering the development of perception and action, cognitive development, and social development and communication. Within these sections, each of the book's twelve chapters presents a specific theoretical approach or reviews contrasting theories in a particular area. The editors provide a preface linking and contextualizing the material.
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Foreword By Gavin Bremner (Lancaster University) & Alan Slater (University of Exeter). Part I: Development of Perception and Action: 1. A Dynamical Systems Perspective On Infant Action And Its Development: Eugene C. Goldfield (Harvard University) & Peter H. Wolff (Harvard University). 2. A Developmental Perspective On Visual Proprioception: David I. Anderson (San Francisco State University), Joseph J. Campos (University of California, Berkeley) & Marianne A. Barbu-Roth (EPHE, Paris). 3. From Direct Perception To The Primacy Of Action: A Closer Look At James Gibson's Ecological Approach To Psychology: Alan Costall (University of Portsmouth). 4. The Development Of Perception In A Multimodal Environment: Lorraine E. Bahrick (Florida International University). 5. Neuroscience Perspectives On Infant Development: Mark H. Johnson (Birkbeck College), & Annette Karmiloff-Smith (University College London). Part II: Cognitive Development: 6. The Case For Developmental Cognitive Science: Theories Of People And Things: Andrew N. Meltzoff (University of Washington, Seattle). 7. Theories Of Development Of The Object Concept: Scott Johnson (New York University). 8. Remembering Infancy: Accessing Our Earliest Experiences: Alan Fogel (University of Utah). Part III: Social Development & Communication: 9. Maternal Sensitivity Is More Important Than Infant Temperament In Shaping The Infant-Mother Attachment Relationship: Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn & Marian J. Bakerman-Kranenburg (Leiden University). 10. Emerging Co-Awareness: Philippe Rochat (Emory University)11. Processes Of Development In Early Communication: David Messer (South Bank University)12. Joint Visual Attention In Infancy: George Butterworth (University of Sussex)Afterword: Tribute To George Butterworth: Peter E. Bryant (University of Oxford)Name index Subject index

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This volume provides an authoritative, up-to-date survey of theories of infant development. The contributors, who are all leaders in their field, present a wide range of theoretical perspectives on development in infancy. Each one provides advanced treatment of the issues and addresses current theoretical controversies in their area of expertise.The book is divided into three major sections, covering the development of perception and action, cognitive development, and social development and communication. Within these sections, each of the book's twelve chapters presents a specific theoretical approach or reviews contrasting theories in a particular area. The editors provide a preface linking and contextualizing the material.

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