Developmental Psychology Arena

Developmental Spans in Event Comprehension and Representation

Bridging Fictional and Actual Events

• Edited by Paul van den Broek, Patricia J. Bauer, Tammy Bourg

This book is about building metaphorical bridges--all sorts of bridges. At the most basic level, it concerns the bridges that individuals build to understand the...

Published February 1st 1997 by Routledge.

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Dynamics and indeterminism in Developmental and Social Processes

• Edited by Alan Fogel, Maria C.D.P. Lyra, Jaan Valsiner

One of the most profound insights of the dynamic systems perspective is that new structures resulting from the developmental process do not need to be...

Published January 1st 1997 by Psychology Press.

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Pretend Play As Improvisation

Conversation in the Preschool Classroom

• By R. Keith Sawyer

Everyday conversations including gossip, boasting, flirting, teasing, and informative discussions are highly creative, improvised interactions. Children's play is also an important, often improvisational activity. One...

Published January 1st 1997 by Psychology Press.

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Biological and Neuropsychological Mechanisms

Life-span Developmental Psychology

• Edited by Hayne W. Reese, Michael D. Franzen

Consistent with preceding volumes in this series, the contributors represent a variety of disciplines related to the theme of the conference and the ensuing volume....

Published January 1st 1997 by Psychology Press.

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Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood

The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities

• By Jerald G. Bachman, Katherine N. Wadsworth, Patrick M. O'Malley, Lloyd D. Johnston, John E. Schulenberg

Why do some young adults substantially change their patterns of smoking, drinking, or illicit drug use after graduating from high school? In this book, the...

Published January 1st 1997 by Psychology Press.

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Fathers and Adolescents: Developmental and Clinical Perspectives

• By Inge Seiffge-Krenke, Shmuel Shulman

During adolescence children's relationships with their parents undergo profound changes. It seems strange then, that so little has been written so far about half...

Published December 19th 1996 by Routledge.

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Acquiring a Conception of Mind

A Review of Psychological Research and Theory

• By Peter Mitchell

It seems the mind has evolved into such a powerful form that we are able to go beyond knowing the world and move towards knowing...

Published December 5th 1996 by Psychology Press.

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Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• By Anne Mitchell, Susan Moore, Doreen Rosenthal

What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a...

Published October 31st 1996 by Routledge.

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Ellis' Handbook of Mental Deficiency, Psychological Theory and Research

• Edited by William E. MacLean Jr.

In the 16 years since the publication of the second edition of this volume, psychological theory and research in mental retardation has continued to expand...

Published October 1st 1996 by Routledge.

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Memory for Everyday and Emotional Events

• Edited by Nancy L. Stein, Charles J. Brainerd, Barbara Tversky, Peter A. Ornstein

The nature of memory for everyday events, and the contexts that can affect it, are controversial topics being investigated by researchers in cognitive, social, clinical,...

Published October 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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