{"product_id":"infancy-isbn-9780631184669","title":"Infancy","description":"Assuming little or no prior knowledge of the subject, \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e presents a complete picture of our current understanding of the development of infants, their knowledge and understanding of the world from birth or before to their second birthday.  Preface to the second edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfancy as a field of study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of studying infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe structure of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Physical and Motor Development Before and After Birth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopmental before birth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirth and Beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinks with later chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Perceptual Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual perception of two dimensional stimuli.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual perception in three dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuditory perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntersensory coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms underlying early perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Cognitive Development: Piaget and Infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiaget's sensori-motor theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe construction of space and object concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent studies of infants' knowledge of objects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial orientation in infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive precursors of language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: relations between perception and cognition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Social Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerson perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge of self and others and the roots of a theory of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttachment: the first relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly communication: parent-infant interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParent-Infant interaction as a development process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings of language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Research Theory and Images of Infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Themes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing development: direct perception and constructed understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e retains the overall structure of the first edition which, along with Bremner's clarity of exposition, gives the book its immense appeal ... The second edition of \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e is to be highly recommended. It is as valuable to the advanced undergraduate or postgraduate student - representing an important reference to, and exposition of, a wealth of current studies - as it is to the simply curious. It is a skilfully crafted work that is sure to stimulate innovative thinking, and kindle (or rekindle) the embers of enthusiasm in beginning and veteran researchers alike. Importantly, throughout its pages, there permeates a sense of urgency and excitement that reflects the rapid rate at which research in the field is progressing - a rate that must have Dr Bremner already scribbling notes for a third edition.\" \u003ci\u003ePhilip Hodgson, British Journal of Developmental Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c!--end--\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom reviews of the first edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘One of the best introductory treatments of this topic of which I know. This book would make an excellent advanced undergraduate or graduate level text and it would be a good was for outsiders to the field to obtain an overview.’ – \u003ci\u003eContemporary Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Both style and scholarship are exemplary … Infancy should come to be regarded as a classic in the field.’ -- \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Excellent … deserves a wide readership. He writes extremely well, so that complex issues are made comprehensive without being reduced to simplicity.’ – \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Cognitive Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ. Gavin Bremner\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Lancaster.  Since its first publication in 1988, \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e has established itself as a leading introduction to the field, However, the past five years have seen a rapid expansion in research, and this new edition has been fully updated and expanded to take account of this new work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssuming little or no prior knowledge of the subject, \u003ci\u003eInfancy\u003c\/i\u003e presents a complete picture of our current understanding of the development of infants, their knowledge and understanding of the world from birth or before to their second birthday. In dealing in turn with motor development, the development of perception and cognition, and social development, the book follows a conventional pattern. At the same time, the author points to the ways in which the distinctions between perceptual, cognitive and social development are to an extent arbitrary and how they stand in the way of evolving an adequate account of infancy. A number of competing theoretical approaches emerge, and the author presents a framework that aims to capture the best elements of these apparently diverse approaches.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been considerably expanded and contains discussion of over 260 further studies. Major additions include new sections on self concept theory and theory of mind, on reaching and grasping, on dynamic systems theory, as well as new material on cognitive precursors of language and object knowledge in early infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989419049189,"sku":"NP9780631184669","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631184669.jpg?v=1761784031","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/infancy-isbn-9780631184669","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}