Developmental Psychology Arena

Play and Exploration in Children and Animals

• By Thomas G. Power

Play is a paradox. Why would the young of so many species--the very animals at greatest risk for injury and predation--devote so much time and...

Published November 1st 1999 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Perceptual Development

Visual, Auditory and Speech Perception in Infancy

• Edited by Alan Slater

To make sense of the world, infants have to perceive it, and research into the development of sensory and perceptual abilities is one of the...

Published September 9th 1999 by Psychology Press.

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Soothing and Stress

• Edited by Michael Lewis, Douglas S. Ramsay

This volume addresses topics related to the nature of the stress response, the role of environment in individual differences in stress, and the different strategies...

Published April 1st 1999 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self

The Neurobiology of Emotional Development

• By Allan N. Schore

During the past decade a diverse group of disciplines have simultaneously intensified their attention upon the scientific study of emotion. This proliferation of research on...

Published April 1st 1999 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Early Social Cognition

Understanding Others in the First Months of Life

• Edited by Philippe Rochat

In recent years, much stimulating research has emerged on children's theories of mind, construed as the understanding of others' intentions, beliefs, and desires. In this...

Published March 1st 1999 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Development Of Sensory, Motor And Cognitive Capacities In Early Infancy

From Sensation To Cognition

• By Butterworth University of Sussex.

Research on the development of human infants has revealed remarkable capacities in recent years. Instead of stressing the limitations of the newborn, the modern approach...

Published March 23rd 1998 by Psychology Press.

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Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics To Developmental Process Modeling

• Edited by Karl M. Newell, Peter C.M. Molenaar

There has been an increasing interest in the application of dynamical systems to the study of development over the last decade. The explosion of the...

Published January 1st 1998 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds

A Methodological Primer

• By Anthony D. Pellegrini

This book is about ways in which to conduct observations. Observational methods are a set of research tools useful in describing and then explaining behaviors...

Published February 1st 1996 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Touch in Early Development

• Edited by Tiffany M. Field

A symposium titled, "Touch in Infancy" was held to celebrate the opening of the first Touch Research Institute in the world. Although touch is the...

Published July 1st 1995 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Joint Attention

Its Origins and Role in Development

• Edited by Chris Moore, Philip J. Dunham, Phil Dunham

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...

Published March 1st 1995 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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