The Concept of Development
The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 15
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 2013
238 pages
978-1-134-91994-9 (ISBN)
Description
Published in 1982, the Concept of Development is a valuable contribution to the feild of Developmental Psychology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
7,34 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-91994-9 (9781134919949)
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Book
03/1982
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
€215.41
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Person
Collins, W. A.
Content
1. Structures, Stages, and Sequences in Cognitive Development Stages; Sequences; 2. Comparative and Psychobiological Perspectives on Development; Rodent Studies; Primate Studies; Surrogate-Infant Studies; Conclusion; 3. The Concept of Affordances in Development: The Renascence of Functionalism; Functionalism and the Concept of Affordance; Antecedents of the Concept of Affordance; Examples of Affordance; The Developmental Study of Affordances; Conclusion; 4. Development and the Dialectic: The Need for a Systems Approach; General Systems Theory; System Properties; Evolution and Dialectics; 5. Epidemiological-Longitudinal Approaches to the Study of Development; Characteristics of Epidemiological and Longitudinal Approaches; Patterns of Behavior; Sex Differences; Developmental Changes; Causal Factors; Conclusions; 6. Commentary; Complexity in Development and Developmental Studies; Organization and Relationships in Development; Culture, Context, and the Concept of Development; List of Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index;
