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The Concept of development

edited by W. Andrew Collins

(The Minnesota symposia on child psychology, v. 15)

L. Erlbaum Associates, 1982

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"The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, volume 15."

Papers from the 15th annual Minnesosta Symposia on Child Psychology, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1980, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, sponsored by the Institute of Child Development

Includes bibliographies and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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

Table of Contents

  • 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

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