The Concept of development
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The Concept of development
（The Minnesota symposia on child psychology, v. 15）
L. Erlbaum Associates, 1982
Available at 68 libraries
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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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