Early Experiences and Early Behavior
Implications for Social Development
Published on 22. October 2013
234 pages
978-1-4832-6291-8 (ISBN)
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Early Experiences and Early Behavior: Implications for Social Development discusses the problems associated with determining the effects of early experiences on later behavior, with emphasis on social development, both in humans and in animals. The overall approach is one of constructive criticism, in that specific problems in methodology and conceptualization are highlighted and promising new approaches are suggested and illustrated. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with methodological, theoretical, and conceptual problems: Recurring problems of methodology and definition are specified; a thorough review of the animal literature in early experiences studies over the past quarter of a century pinpoints certain areas of progress among many other areas where advances have been sparse; and two newer approaches are discussed and supported, namely behavioral metamorphosis and the interactional-developmental approach. Part II presents two case studies which serve to exemplify a variety of older and newer approaches to the investigation of the effects of early experiences on social development.
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List of ContributorsPrefacePart I Methodological, Theoretical, and Conceptual Issues: Problems and Promise Chapter 1 The Effects of Early Experiences on Later Behavior: A Critical Discussion Early Experiences and Early Behaviors Early Experiences and Prior Experiences The Problem of Causality Summary References Chapter 2 Behavioral Metamorphosis in Mammalian Development Behavioral Development in the Dog Behavioral Development in Mammals Effects of Early Experience References Chapter 3 Effects of Early Experience upon the Behavior of Animals: The Second Twenty-Five Years of Research Relative Progress in Different Areas of Early Experience Research Some Lessons from the Second Twenty-Five Years: Characteristics Associated with Slow Progress Conclusion References Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Social Development A Dynamic View of Social Development Goals of the Interactional-Developmental Approach Social Development in Children: Some Recent Findings Some Implications for Understanding the Effects of Early Experience A Final Comment ReferencesPart II Early Behavior and Social Development: Case Studies Chapter 5 Parent-Neonate Interaction and Its Long-Term Effects Origins and Background Problems of Methodology Early Postnatal Contact and Mother-Infant Interaction during Breast Feeding Thirty-Six Hours after Delivery Synchrony in the Development of Parent-Infant Interaction following Early Post-Partum Contact Discussion and Speculations Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D References Chapter 6 Early Development of Exploratory Behavior and Dominance in Three Litters of German Shepherds Two Kinds of Dominance Rearing Environment Method: Exploratory Behavior Results: Exploratory Behavior Method: Competitive Dominance Results: Competitive Dominance Stimulus Reactivity and Competitive Dominance Social Dominance: Litter 1 Conclusions ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
