Developmental Psychology Arena

Play and Exploration in Children and Animals

• By Thomas G. Power.

Published October 1999

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 energy to an activity that by definition has no immediate purpose? This question has long puzzled students of animal behavior, and has been the focus of…
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Perceptual Development

Visual, Auditory and Speech Perception in Infancy

• Edited by Alan Slater.

Published September 1999

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 most exciting and important areas of infancy research. This book aims both to reflect current knowledge of perceptual development and to point to some of…
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Soothing and Stress

• Edited by Michael Lewis, and Douglas S. Ramsay.

Published March 1999

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 used for coping with stressful events. The chapters present theoretical and empirical work focused on a wide range of issues related…
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Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self

The Neurobiology of Emotional Development

• By Allan N. Schore.

Published March 1999

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 affective phenomena has been paralleled by an acceleration of investigations of early human structural and functional…
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Early Social Cognition

Understanding Others in the First Months of Life

• Edited by Philippe Rochat.

Published February 1999

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 context, there is a renewed interest in the developmental origins of social cognition. This book is an expression of this new…
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The Development Of Sensory, Motor And Cognitive Capacities In Early Infancy

From Sensation To Cognition

• By Butterworth University of Sussex..
• Edited by George Butterworth, and Francesca Simion.

Published March 1998

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 is now more optimistically based on an assessment of the adaptive capabilities of the infant. Innate endowment, coupled with…
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Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics To Developmental Process Modeling

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

Published December 1997

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 dynamical systems framework in the physical and biological sciences has opened the door to a new Zeitgeist for studying development. This appeal to…
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Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds

A Methodological Primer

• By Anthony D. Pellegrini.

Published January 1996

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 and interactions of children and adults alike. The methods presented are drawn from various disciplines--anthropology, psychology, sociology…
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Touch in Early Development

• Edited by Tiffany M. Field.

Published June 1995

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 largest sense organ in the body, it is the one that had been the most neglected and the only one to just recently have a research institute. Designed to…
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Joint Attention

Its Origins and Role in Development

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

Published February 1995

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…
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