{"product_id":"theories-of-infant-development-isbn-9780631233381","title":"Theories of Infant Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume provides an authoritative survey of all the major theories of infant development.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authoritative survey of major theoretical issues in infant development.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading scholars in the field of infancy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter either presents a distinct theoretical approach to infant development or reviews contrasting theories in a specific subfield.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePays particular attention to current theoretical controversies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors include Eugene Goldfield, Andy Meltzoff, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Mark Johnson and Annette Karmiloff-Smith, among others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Development of Perception and Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Dynamical Systems Perspective on Infant Action and its Development 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene C. Goldfield and Peter H. Wolff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Developmental Perspective on Visual Proprioception 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid I. Anderson, Joseph J. Campos,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Marianne A. Barbu-Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 From Direct Perception to the Primacy of Action: A Closer Look at James Gibson’s Ecological\u003cbr\u003e Approach to Psychology 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Costall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Development of Perception in a Multimodal Environment 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLorraine E. Bahrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Neuroscience Perspectives on Infant Development 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark H. Johnson and Annette Karmiloff-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Cognitive Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Case for Developmental Cognitive Science: Theories of People and Things 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew N. Meltzoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Theories of Development of the Object Concept 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott P. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Remembering Infancy: Accessing Our Earliest Experiences 204\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Fogel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Social Development and Communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Temperament in the Formation of Attachment 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Bakermans-Kranenburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Emerging Co-Awareness 258\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippe Rochat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Processes of Development in Early Communication 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Messer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Joint Visual Attention in Infancy 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge Butterworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: Tribute to George Butterworth 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter E. Bryant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 374\u003c\/p\u003e  \"With so much contemporary research activity in developmental psychology concentrating on infants, this book is timely and welcome. It should be most helpful to those instructors who are looking for a text to use in teaching an upper-level undergraduate course focusing on infant development or a first-year graduate-level survey course that provides broad coverage of the major topical areas including perceptual, motor, cognitive, and social development. A strong and balanced group of contributors does a first rate job of introducing students to the major issues, theoretical approaches, and empirical findings that students new to the study of infant development need to know.\" \u003ci\u003ePaul C. Quinn, Professor of Psychology, University of Delaware\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book consists of a nice collection of chapters that present introductions to theoretical frameworks spanning across the whole range of infant research activities. As a tribute to George Butterworth, it works exceptionally well. All the invited authors have worked with George Butterworth. The breadth of topics covered bears testimony to the intellectual range and importance of George Butterworth for the field of infant development. But this book is more than a eulogy. It is also a lucid and up-to-date presentation of some of the most influential theoretical frameworks for studying infant development. As such, it is an invaluable tool for senior undergraduates, postgraduates, or even faculty who wish to brush up on the latest thinking. I strongly recommend it.\" \u003ci\u003eDr Denis Mareschal, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For a long time we have needed a comprehensive book that presents and evaluates theories of infant development. It has finally arrived, in the form of an edited volume by Gavin Bremner and Alan Slater, fittingly dedicated to George Butterworth who contributed so much to our understandig of theories of development. A great strength of the book is that its chapters are written by the experts in each area rather than one author attempting to cover all facets of the theoretical landscape. The result is an in-depth look at theories of perceptual-motor development (e.g., dynamical systems, updated Gibsonian theory, and the impact of neuroscientific evidence on our theories), cognitive development (object concept, memory, developmental cognitive science), and social development (attachment, mother-infant interaction, joint visual attention). The book is up-to-date and provocative; I predict it will become the standard that researchers and graduate students turn to for a comprehensive treatment of current theories of infant development.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor Rachel Keen Clifton, University of Massachusetts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The study of infant development is foundational to many of the theoretical and applied issues that psychologists address. This excellent volume will be of interest not just to infancy researchers and their students, but to all scientists who adopt a developmental perspective to understand human psychological functioning.\" \u003ci\u003eJeffrey J. Lockman, Professor of Psychology, Tulane University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A collection of excellent studies of early infant development.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnited States Association for Body Psychotherapy Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGavin Bremner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Lancaster. He is the author and editor of several books, including the popular textbook \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 2nd edition, 1994) and the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Handbook of Infant Development\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2002). \u003cb\u003eAlan Slater\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Exeter. He is co-editor of the\u003ci\u003e Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1999), and co-editor with Gavin Bremner of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Developmental Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2003). 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.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990379413733,"sku":"NP9780631233381","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631233381.jpg?v=1761787588","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/theories-of-infant-development-isbn-9780631233381","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}