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This volume of collected papers, with the accompanying essays by
the editors, is the definitive source book for the work of this
important experimental psychologist. Originally published in 1991,
it offered previously inaccessible essays by Albert Michotte on
phenomenal causality, phenomenal permanence, phenomenal reality,
and perception and cognition. Within these four sections are the
most significant and representative of the Belgian psychologist's
research in the area of experimental phenomenology. Extremely
insightful introductions by the editors are included that place the
essays in context. Michotte's ideas have played an important role
in much research on the development of perception, and his work on
social perception continues to be influential in social psychology.
The book also includes some lesser-known aspects of his work that
are equally important; for example, a remarkable set of articles on
pictorial analysis.
Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major new textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development. Margaret Harris and George Butterworth have produced an outstanding volume that includes recent research from Britain, Europe, and the USA. The text is designed for undergraduate students who have little or no prior knowledge of developmental psychology. Key features include: * Specially designed textbook features, such as key term definitions, chapter summaries, and annotated further reading sections. * Over 95 figures and tables, to illustrate principles described in the text. * Additional boxed material, to add further insight and aid understanding. * Clear, user-friendly layout, to make topics easy to locate. The book places developmental psychology in its historical context, tracing the emergence of the field as an independent discipline at the end of the 19th century, and following the radical changes that have occurred in our understanding of children's development since then. The development of the child is covered in sequence: through conception, pre-natal development, birth, infancy, and the pre-school years, to the achievements of the school years, and the changes that occur during adolescence. Each period is addressed in terms of cognitive, social, and linguistic development, including discussion of reading, spelling, and mathematical development. There is also consideration of comparative research concerning the development of cognitive abilities in other primates. Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is essential reading for all undergraduate students of developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those in education and healthcare studying child development.
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Developmental psychology is concerned with the scientific
understanding of age-related changes in experience and behaviour,
not only in children but throughout the lifespan. The task is to
discover, describe, and explain how development occurs, from its
earliest origins, into childhood, adulthood, and old age. To
understand human development requires one not only to make contact
with human nature but also to consider the diverse effects of
culture on the developing child. Development is as much a process
of acquiring culture as it is of biological growth. This book
reviews the history of developmental psychology with respect to
both its nature and the effects of transmission of culture. The
major theorists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Piaget,
Vygotsky and Bowlby are introduced to provide a background to
contemporary research and the modern synthesis of nature and
nurture. This brief textbook is suitable as an introduction to
developmental psychology, both at A level and for beginning
undergraduate students. It aims to be of interest to psychologists,
educationalists, social workers and others with an interest in a
contemporary understanding of factors involved in human
development.
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 interaction with the physical and social environment, enables a developmental transition from processes deeply rooted in early perception and action to the cognitive and language abilities typical of the toddler.; This book reviews a number of issues in early human development. It includes a reconceptualization of the role of perception at the origins of development, a reconciliation of psychophysical and ecological approaches to early face perception, and building bridges between biological and psychological aspects of development in terms of brain structure and function. Topics covered include basic exploratory processes of early visual systems in early perception and action; face perception in newborns, species typical aspects of human communication, imitation, perception of the phonetic structure of speech, origins of the pointing gesture, handedness origins and development, theoretical contributions on perception and cognition, implicit and explicit knowledge in babies; sensory-motor coordination and cognition, information processing and cognition, perception, habituation and the development of intelligence from infancy.
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Developmental psychology is concerned with the scientific
understanding of age-related changes in experience and behaviour,
not only in children but throughout the lifespan. The task is to
discover, describe, and explain how development occurs, from its
earliest origins, into childhood, adulthood, and old age. To
understand human development requires one not only to make contact
with human nature but also to consider the diverse effects of
culture on the developing child. Development is as much a process
of acquiring culture as it is of biological growth. This book
reviews the history of developmental psychology with respect to
both its nature and the effects of transmission of culture. The
major theorists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Piaget,
Vygotsky and Bowlby are introduced to provide a background to
contemporary research and the modern synthesis of nature and
nurture. This brief textbook is suitable as an introduction to
developmental psychology, both at A level and for beginning
undergraduate students. It aims to be of interest to psychologists,
educationalists, social workers and others with an interest in a
contemporary understanding of factors involved in human
development.
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 interaction with the
physical and social environment, enables a developmental transition
from processes deeply rooted in early perception and action to the
cognitive and language abilities typical of the toddler.; This book
reviews a number of issues in early human development. It includes
a reconceptualization of the role of perception at the origins of
development, a reconciliation of psychophysical and ecological
approaches to early face perception, and building bridges between
biological and psychological aspects of development in terms of
brain structure and function. Topics covered include basic
exploratory processes of early visual systems in early perception
and action; face perception in newborns, species typical aspects of
human communication, imitation, perception of the phonetic
structure of speech, origins of the pointing gesture, handedness
origins and development, theoretical contributions on perception
and cognition, implicit and explicit knowledge in babies;
sensory-motor coordination and cognition, information processing
and cognition, perception, habituation and the development of
intelligence from infancy.
Originally published in 1993, the study of cognitive development in
children had moved from a focus on the intellectual processes of
the individual studied in relative isolation, as in the classic
work of Piaget, to a concern in the 1970s and 1980s with social
cognition characterized by Vygotsky's views. In the years
following, the trend toward an understanding of the situated nature
of cognition had evolved even further and the extent to which
thinking and knowing are inextricably linked to contextual
constraints was at last being defined. Experts of international
repute, the authors of this important book examine the recent
literature on situated cognition in children. They explain
contextual sensitivity in relation to ecological theories of
cognition, and contrast intuitive reasoning in mathematical and
other scientific domains with the failure of such reasoning in
formal school contexts. Centrally concerned with the question of
generalizability and transfer of knowledge from one situation to
another, the contributors point to practical implications for
understanding how intellectual competence can be made to generalize
between "informal" and "formal" situations.
Lo scopo della psicologia dello sviluppo e descrivere e spiegare i
cambiamenti nel comportamento e nelle attivita psicologiche dal
periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia. Il volume affronta in modo
approfondito i principali temi della psicologia dello sviluppo dal
periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia, esaminandone sia gli aspetti
biologici che quelli culturali. Nel testo sono presentate le piu
importanti teorie dello sviluppo in una prospettiva storica e, in
particolare, quelle di Piaget, Vygotskij e Bowlby, che permettono
di comprendere gli orientamenti della ricerca contemporanea e
forniscono una sintesi moderna rispetto alle radicali posizioni
innatiste e ambientaliste. Il testo presenta inoltre recenti
ipotesi, sostenute da evidenze sperimentali, che hanno portato a
parziali revisioni di queste teorie. Il volume fornisce in tal modo
una visione complessiva e aggiornata delle questioni teoriche e
metodologiche piu rilevanti della psicologia dello sviluppo ed e
consigliato per studenti universitari, insegnanti, operatori del
settore, genitori e per tutti coloro che sono interessati a questa
disciplina. l curatore di questa edizione ha inoltre apportato
integrazioni e adattamenti specifici per il pubblico italiano. A
tal fine, sono state anche illustrate recenti ricerche italiane
rilevanti per i temi trattati nel testo.
This volume of collected papers, with the accompanying essays by
the editors, is the definitive source book for the work of this
important experimental psychologist. Originally published in 1991,
it offered previously inaccessible essays by Albert Michotte on
phenomenal causality, phenomenal permanence, phenomenal reality,
and perception and cognition. Within these four sections are the
most significant and representative of the Belgian psychologist's
research in the area of experimental phenomenology. Extremely
insightful introductions by the editors are included that place the
essays in context. Michotte's ideas have played an important role
in much research on the development of perception, and his work on
social perception continues to be influential in social psychology.
The book also includes some lesser-known aspects of his work that
are equally important; for example, a remarkable set of articles on
pictorial analysis.
Lo scopo della psicologia dello sviluppo e descrivere e spiegare i
cambiamenti nel comportamento e nelle attivita psicologiche dal
periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia. Il volume affronta in modo
approfondito i principali temi della psicologia dello sviluppo dal
periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia, esaminandone sia gli aspetti
biologici che quelli culturali. Nel testo sono presentate le piu
importanti teorie dello sviluppo in una prospettiva storica e, in
particolare, quelle di Piaget, Vygotskij e Bowlby, che permettono
di comprendere gli orientamenti della ricerca contemporanea e
forniscono una sintesi moderna rispetto alle radicali posizioni
innatiste e ambientaliste. Il testo presenta inoltre recenti
ipotesi, sostenute da evidenze sperimentali, che hanno portato a
parziali revisioni di queste teorie. Il volume fornisce in tal modo
una visione complessiva e aggiornata delle questioni teoriche e
metodologiche piu rilevanti della psicologia dello sviluppo ed e
consigliato per studenti universitari, insegnanti, operatori del
settore, genitori e per tutti coloro che sono interessati a questa
disciplina. l curatore di questa edizione ha inoltre apportato
integrazioni e adattamenti specifici per il pubblico italiano. A
tal fine, sono state anche illustrate recenti ricerche italiane
rilevanti per i temi trattati nel testo.
Although central to theories of cognitive development, the concept
of representation remains subtle and elusive. This collection of
papers reflects a variety of individual emphases, none of which are
mutually exclusive. The papers have been arranged in four groups,
mainly along lines of related subject matter but also to illustrate
different aspects of the development of representation. In Piaget's
theory, representation is defined as "the making present of an
object which is not present to the senses" (Furth 1969).
Representation has both a figurative and an operative aspect. The
organisation of the content of the representation (the figurative
aspect) depends on the operations of thought or on the schemes
co-ordinating action. This use of the term is applic able both to
internal representations, such as visual images and to external
representation, such as children's drawings. However, it
presupposes no necessary relation between a mental image and a
graphic representation. The first part of the book consists of
papers on children's drawing. The operative aspect of
representation emerges in the serial ordering problems encountered
by young children who produce "tadpole" figures (Freeman Chapter
1). The figurative aspect of graphic representation is vividly
illustrated by the drawings of the autistic child Nadia (Selfe
Chapter 2). One further issue which emerges concerns the relation
between linguistic and graphic representation."
Originally published in 1993, the study of cognitive development in
children had moved from a focus on the intellectual processes of
the individual studied in relative isolation, as in the classic
work of Piaget, to a concern in the 1970s and 1980s with social
cognition characterized by Vygotsky's views. In the years
following, the trend toward an understanding of the situated nature
of cognition had evolved even further and the extent to which
thinking and knowing are inextricably linked to contextual
constraints was at last being defined. Experts of international
repute, the authors of this important book examine the recent
literature on situated cognition in children. They explain
contextual sensitivity in relation to ecological theories of
cognition, and contrast intuitive reasoning in mathematical and
other scientific domains with the failure of such reasoning in
formal school contexts. Centrally concerned with the question of
generalizability and transfer of knowledge from one situation to
another, the contributors point to practical implications for
understanding how intellectual competence can be made to generalize
between "informal" and "formal" situations.
Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major new textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development. Margaret Harris and George Butterworth have produced an outstanding volume that includes recent research from Britain, Europe, and the USA. The text is designed for undergraduate students who have little or no prior knowledge of developmental psychology. Key features include: * Specially designed textbook features, such as key term definitions, chapter summaries, and annotated further reading sections. * Over 95 figures and tables, to illustrate principles described in the text. * Additional boxed material, to add further insight and aid understanding. * Clear, user-friendly layout, to make topics easy to locate. The book places developmental psychology in its historical context, tracing the emergence of the field as an independent discipline at the end of the 19th century, and following the radical changes that have occurred in our understanding of children's development since then. The development of the child is covered in sequence: through conception, pre-natal development, birth, infancy, and the pre-school years, to the achievements of the school years, and the changes that occur during adolescence. Each period is addressed in terms of cognitive, social, and linguistic development, including discussion of reading, spelling, and mathematical development. There is also consideration of comparative research concerning the development of cognitive abilities in other primates. Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is essential reading for all undergraduate students of developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those in education and healthcare studying child development.
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Title: Deerhurst. A parish of the Vale of Gloucester. With
plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Butterworth, George;
1890 ix. 252 p.; 8 . 10352.g.8.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Title: Deerhurst. A parish of the Vale of Gloucester. With
plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Butterworth, George;
1888? vii. 184 p.; 8 . 10352.bbb.46.
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