Introduction to Infant Development

TRAMA

Infants may seem to do little more than eat, sleep, and play. Yet behind this misleadingly simplistic façade occurs an awe-inspiring process of development through which infants make sense of, and learn how to interact with, the world around them. Introduction to Infant Development 2/e offers a fascinating insight into the psychological development of infants, presented by some of the world's leading authorities on the subject. This new edition captures the latest developments in the field, with new chapters on perceptual and cognitive development, memory development, and gender, culture, and social class. It also offers completely revised treatments of language development, and motor development, making these topics more relevant and more engaging to the student audience. With new learning features throughout, and a new Online Resource Centre, Introduction to Infant Development is the ideal teaching and learning tool for studying this intriguing field. Online Resource Centre: The Online Resource Centre features the following materials: For registered adopters of the book: - Figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation For students: - Multiple-choice question to check understanding, and support revision

SOMMARIO

1 - A brief history of infancy research2 - Basic methods in infant research3 - Prenatal development4 - Motor development: How infants get into the act5 - The development of the senses6 - The development of intelligence in infancy7 - Categorization8 - Perception and knowledge of the world9 - Memory development10 - Language development: From speech perception to first words11 - How infants perceive and process faces12 - Early emotional development13 - Social development14 - Infants at play: development, functions, and partners15 - Learning to communicate16 - Early intervention research, services and policies17 - Culture and infancy18 - Health, nutrition and atypical development

AUTORE

Edited by Alan Slater, Department of Psychology, University of Exeter and Michael Lewis, Institute for the Study of Child Development, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780199283057
• Dimensioni: 246 x 18.0 x 172 mm Ø 812 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: numerous line drawings and halftones
• Pagine Arabe: 406