The Concept of Development

The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 15
Erscheinungsjahr 1982
ISBN: 978-0-89859-159-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

Reihe: Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Series

Published in 1982, the Concept of Development is a valuable contribution to the feild of Developmental Psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, W. A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Collins, W. A.