The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1 Basic Research

by Bremner, J. Gavin; Wachs, Theodore D.

• ISBN13: 9781444332735
• ISBN10: 1444332732
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Now part of a two-volume set, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1: Basic Research provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research relating to infant development. Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this two-volume set presents in-depth and cutting edge coverage of both basic and applied developmental issues during infancy Features contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the field that reflect the most current theories and research findings Includes editor commentary and analysis to synthesize the material and provide further insight The most comprehensive work available in this dynamic and rapidly growing field

Author Biography

J. Gavin Bremner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Lancaster University. He has investigated perception and cognition in infancy for more than 30 years, and has published numerous papers and books relating to this topic. His current research interests include infants’ perception of object trajectories and infants’ intersensory perception.

Theodore D. Wachs is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Behavioral Development and the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. His current research focuses on chaotic family environments and infant development; micro-nutrient deficiencies in infancy and cognitive and social-emotional development; and temperament in infancy and childhood.

Table of Contents

Preface

Historical Reflections on Intimacy

Basic perceptual and cognitive development

Visual perception

Auditory Development

Intermodal Perception and Selective Attention to Intersensory Redundancy: Implications for Typical Social Development and Autism

Action in Infancy - Perspectives, Concepts, and Challenges

Cognitive Development: Knowledge of the physical world

Perceptual categorisation and concepts

Infant learning and memory

Functional brain development during infancy

Social cognition, communication, and language

Emerging self-concept

The Importance of Imitation for Theories of Social-Cognitive Development

Engaging Minds in the first year: The developing awareness of attention and intention

Preverbal communication

Early language

Social-emotional development

Parent-infant interaction

Attachment in infancy

Early social cognitive skills at play in toddlers' peer interactions

Touch and physical contact during infancy: Discovering the richness of the forgotten sense

Emotion and its development in infancy

Temperament

Culture and infancy

Author Index

Subject Index

Contents of Volume 2: Applied and Policy Issues

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