Developmental Psychology category: 2023 books
Agency
Its Role In Mental Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency, meaning "the power to alter at will one's perceptual inputs". The thesis is derived from a philosphical account of the role of agency in...
by Miguel Perez-Pereira, Gina Conti-Ramsden
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book provides an up-to-date account of blind children's developing communicative abilities with particular emphasis on social cognition and language acquisition from infancy to early school age. It purports to foster dialogue between those interested in the study of typically developing children...
Culture Shock - Cultural Differences in Coping Strategies
Cultural Differences in Coping Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2005 in the subject Psychology - Developmental Psychology, grade: A- , LMU Munich (Department Psychologie), course: Research Practice, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Crossing the nations boarder was always one of people's aims....
Youth Violence
Sources and Solutions in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
A valuable source of information for psychologists, this book thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk of, and protective factors that influence, the likelihood of young people acting aggressively. It looks at the problem from a multitude of perspectives, including developmental psychology,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
As our global demographic shifts towards an increasingly aging population, we have an opportunity to transform how we experience and think about getting older and embrace the diversity and contribution that this population can bring to society. The International Handbook of Positive Aging showcases...
Active Learning from Infancy to Childhood
Social Motivation, Cognition, and Linguistic Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
This book presents new findings on the role of active learning in infants’ and young children’s cognitive and linguistic development. Chapters discuss evidence-based models, identify possible neurological mechanisms supporting active learning, pinpoint children’s early understanding of learning,...
Resilience Across Contexts
Family, Work, Culture, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families' well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class and race. These challenges include: changes in the labor market and economy; the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the changing nature of family structure and...
Media Exposure During Infancy and Early Childhood
The Effects of Content and Context on Learning and Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
This book discusses the burgeoning world of young children’s exposure to educational media and its myriad implications for research, theory, practice, and policy. Experts across academic disciplines and the media fill knowledge gaps and address concerns regarding apps, eBooks, and other screen-based...
Contributions To Information Integration Theory
Volume 1: Cognition
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
The theory of information integration provides a unified, general approach to the three disciplines of cognitive, social, and developmental psychology. Each of these volumes illustrates how the concepts and methods of this experimentally-grounded theory may be productively applied to core problems in one of these three disciplines.
Always Separate, Always Connected
Independence and Interdependence in Cultural Contexts of Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of theoretical and empirical scholarship on how issues of human separateness, or independence, and issues of human connectedness, or interdependence, are played out in diverse cultural contexts. Despite agreement on the value of understanding culture...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Drawing upon the perspective of social identity theory, The Development of the Social Self is concerned with the acquisition and development of children's social identities. In contrast to previous work on self-development, which has focused primarily on the development of the personal self, this...
by Dr Dabie Nabuzoka, Dr Janet Empson, Rachel Takriti
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
From infancy through to school age and beyond, most children are in constant contact with an array of social influences. Home life, education, community and the media all have some part to play in a child's development. In this absorbing book, the authors discuss the ways such diverse cultural settings...
by Joerg Boettcher
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Diploma Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject Psychology - Developmental Psychology, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin, 95 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In this diploma thesis I want to consider several approaches in the area of moral development research.Given the...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
This book examines early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) programs for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It analyzes current research on early intervention (EI) and explains the importance of accurate, timely detection of ASD in facilitating the use of EI. Chapters address...