Developmental Psychology Arena

The Development of Autism

Perspectives From Theory and Research

• Edited by Jacob A. Burack, Tony Charman, Nurit Yirmiya, Philip R. Zelazo

Dedicated to the memory and work of Lisa Capps, this volume is a forum for scholars and practitioners interested in the typical and atypical development...

Published June 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Perceiving the Affordances

A Portrait of Two Psychologists

• By Eleanor J. Gibson

Perceiving the Affordances is a personal history and intellectual autobiography of Eleanor Gibson, the groundbreaking research psychologist who was influential in the founding of the...

Published June 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Conditions for Optimal Development in Adolescence

An Experiential Approach: A Special Issue of Applied Developmental Science

• Edited by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Barbara Schneider

Published June 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Psychology of Intelligence

• By Jean Piaget

Think of developmental psychology, and the name of Jean Piaget immediately springs to mind. His theory of learning lies at the very heart of the...

Published May 17th 2001 by Routledge.

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Early Frontal Lobe Damage and Development

A Special Issue of Developmental Neurpsychology

• Edited by Daniel Tranel, Paul J. Eslinger

The consequences of early-onset brain damage for the development of cognition and behavior have recently been identified as top research priorities by the NINDS. This...

Published May 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning

A Life-span Perspective

• Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg

What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear...

Published April 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Temperament in Context

• Edited by Theodore D. Wachs, Gedolph A. Kohnstamm, Geldolph A. Kohnstamm, Robert R. McCrae

Although the importance of context has been emphasized by temperament researchers, until now there has been remarkably little systematic research on the unique role specific...

Published March 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Mechanisms of Cognitive Development

Behavioral and Neural Perspectives

• Edited by James L. McClelland, Robert Siegler

This volume considers how children's thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change. It brings together cutting-edge research...

Published March 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Designing for Science

Implications From Everyday, Classroom, and Professional Settings

• Edited by Kevin Crowley, Christian D. Schunn, Takeshi Okada

This volume explores the integration of recent research on everyday, classroom, and professional scientific thinking. It brings together an international group of researchers to present...

Published March 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Negative and Positive Support

A Special Issue of applied Developmental Science.

• Edited by Joann P. Reinhardt

This special issue reflects current conceptual and methodological examination of the impact of both negative and positive social support on well being in later life....

Published March 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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