Joint Attention

by Moore, Chris; Dunham, Philip J.

• ISBN13: 9780805814378
• ISBN10: 080581437X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

It is perhaps no exaggeration to suggest that all of what is intrinsically human experience is grounded in its shared nature. Joint attention to objects and events in the world provides the initial means whereby infants can start to share experiences with others and negotiate shared meanings. It provides a context for the development of both knowledge about the world and about others as experiencers. It plays a central role in the development of the young child's understanding of both the social and nonsocial worlds and in the development of the communicative interplay between child and adult. The first devoted to this important topic, this volume explores how joint attention first arises, its developmental course, its role in communication and social understanding, and the ways in which disruptions in joint attention may be implicated in a variety of forms of abnormal development including autism.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Current Themes in Research on Joint Attention	p. 15
Origins of Mind in Perception and Action	p. 29
The Eye Direction Detector (EDD) and the Shared Attention Mechanism (SAM)	p. 41
Development of Joint Visual Attention in Infants	p. 61
Two Perspectives on Pointing in Infancy	p. 85
Joint Attention as Social Cognition	p. 103
Understanding the Link Between Joint Attention and Language	p. 131
Optimal Social Structures and Adaptive Infant Development	p. 159
Joint Attention Across Contexts in Normal and Autistic Children	p. 189
Joint Attention, Affect, and Culture	p. 205
The Development of Joint Attention in Premature Low Birth Weight Infants	p. 223
Factors Influencing Joint Attention Between Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants	p. 251
Author Index	p. 273
Subject Index	p. 283
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