Developmental Psychology

by Messer, David J.; Dockrell, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780340705612
• ISBN10: 0340705612
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Hodder Arnold

Summary

This is a lively and stimulating resource for all students of child development. The book begins with an overview of the field, placing the subsequent readings in context within the discipline. It includes classic essays and important recent research, along with suggestions for using the reader and for developing related study skills. The texts are divided into six sections which reflect the major areas of research and study in developmental psychology: starting off in life; language and communication; cognition and representation; literacy and numeracy; others and their influence; and towards adulthood. Ideal for students in developmental psychology, the book will also interest students in education, social work, and health professions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii	(2)
Introduction	ix
Section I: Social Relationships at the Start of Life	1	(28)
Editors' Introduction	1	(4)
M. H. Johnson
1 `Imprinting and the Development of Face Recognition: From Chick to Man' (1992)	5	(6)
H. R. Schaffer
2 `When do Children First Form Attachments to Other People?' (1998)	11	(8)
E. C. Melhuish
3 `Behaviour Measures: A Measure of Love? An Overview of the Assessment of Attachment' (1993)	19	(10)
Section II: Language and Communication	29	(88)
Editors' Introduction	29	(5)
M. Tomasello
M. J. Farrar
4 `Joint Attention and Early Language' (1986)	34	(13)
E. M. Markman
J. E. Hutchinson
5 `Children's Sensitivity to Constraints on Word Meaning: Taxonomic versus Thematic Relations' (1984)	47	(24)
G. F. Marcus
6 `Why Do Children Say "Breaked"?' (1996)	71	(9)
S. B. Heath
7 `Oral and Literate Traditions Among Black Americans Living in Poverty' (1989)	80	(13)
D. H. Skuse
8 `Extreme Deprivation in Early Childhood' (1993)	93	(24)
Section III: Cognition and Representations	117	(82)
Editors' Introduction	117	(5)
J. McShane
9 `The Origins of Representations' (1991)	122	(27)
A. Karmiloff-Smith
10 `Precis of Beyond Modularity: A Developmental Perspective on Cognitive Science' (1994)	149	(32)
U. Frith
F. Happe
11 `Autism: Beyond "Theory of Mind" (1994)	181	(18)
Section IV: The Development of Literacy and Numeracy	199	(76)
Editors' Introduction	199	(5)
L. Bradley
P. E. Bryant
12 `Categorizing Sounds and Learning to Read - A Causal Connection' (1983)	204	(5)
S. E. Gathercole
A. D. Baddeley
13 `Phonological Working Memory: A Critical Building Block for Reading Development and Vocabulary Acquisition?' (1993)	209	(16)
J. Oakhill
N. Yuill
14 `Learning to Read: Psychology in the Classroom' (1995)	225	(18)
D. C. Geary
15 `A Componential Analysis of an Early Learning Deficit in Mathematics' (1990)	243	(18)
L. Tolchinsky Landsmann
16 `Early Literacy Development: Evidence from Different Orthographic Systems' (1990)	261	(14)
Section V: Others and their Influence: Beyond the Self	275	(46)
Editors' Introduction	275	(4)
M. Hughes
M. Donaldson
17 `The Use of Hiding Games for Studying the Coordination of Viewpoints' (1979)	279	(8)
D. Wood
H. Wood
18 `Vygotsky, Tutoring and Learning' (1996)	287	(14)
R. Joiner
D. Messer
P. Light
K. Littleton
19 `Peer Interaction and Peer Presence in Computer-Based Problem Solving: A Research Note' (1995)	301	(2)
J. Dunn
20 `Siblings and Development' (1992)	303	(6)
B. Rogoff
G. Morelli
21 `Perspectives on Children's Development from Cultural Psychology' (1989)	309	(12)
Section VI: Towards Adulthood	321	(50)
Editors' Introduction	321	(4)
L. J. Walker
22 `A Longitudinal Study of Moral Reasoning' (1989)	325	(13)
M. K. McClintock
G. Herdt
23 `Rethinking Puberty: The Development of Sexual Attraction' (1996)	338	(9)
D. P. Farrington
24 `Childhood Origins of Teenage Antisocial Behaviour and Adult Social Dysfunction' (1993)	347	(9)
J. Arnett
25 `The Young and the Reckless: Adolescent Reckless Behavior' (1995)	356	(8)
T. J. Berndt
26 `Friendship and Friends' Influence in Adolescence' (1992)	364	(7)
Subject Index	371	(4)
Name Index	375