The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1: Basic Research

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3273-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 720 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1409 g

Reihe: Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology

Now part of a two-volume set, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1: Basic Research provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research relating to infant development.
* Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this two-volume set presents in-depth and cutting edge coverage of both basic and applied developmental issues during infancy
* Features contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the field that reflect the most current theories and research findings
* Includes editor commentary and analysis to synthesize the material and provide further insight
* The most comprehensive work available in this dynamic and rapidly growing field

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bremner, J. Gavin

Wachs, Theodore D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.

Introduction to Volume 1: Basic Research.

Part I: Perceptual and Cognitive Development

Part II: Social Cognition, Communication, and Language

Part III: Social-Emotional Development

Author Index

Subject Index

Contents of Volume 2: Applied and Policy Issues

Über Autor(innen)

J. Gavin Bremner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Lancaster University. He has investigated perception and cognition in infancy for more than 30 years, and has published numerous papers and books relating to this topic. His current research interests include infants' perception of object trajectories and infants' intersensory perception.

Theodore D. Wachs is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Behavioral Development and the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. His current research focuses on chaotic family environments and infant development; micro-nutrient deficiencies in infancy and cognitive and social-emotional development; and temperament in infancy and childhood.