Introduction to infant development
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Introduction to infant development
Oxford University Press, 2002
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Bibliography: p. [301]-349
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a complete introduction to Infant Development for undergraduates. It is written by a group of internationally known and respected authors, providing the same high level of expertise across all topics, but the chapters have been carefully edited so that they read together 'as a whole'. The book is well illustrated, reflects the latest research, discusses current theoretical reviews, and its coverage is lively and topical. Contains a number of topics that are not found elswehere in standard textbooks. Of particular note (being witten by world experts and being bang up to date); - language development - face perception - not seen elsewhere in detail, and beautifully illustrated - role of intervention in infant development, and social policy implications and practical applications Particularly strong chapters on - The role of play - Learning to communicate
Table of Contents
- 1. The history of infancy research
- 2. Basic methods in infant research
- 3. Prenatal development
- 4. Motor development
- 5. Development of the senses
- 6. The growth of intelligence
- 7. Categorization
- 8. Space and objects
- 9. Language development
- 10. How infants perceive faces
- 11. Early emotional development
- 12. Social development
- 13. Infant play
- 14. Learning to communicate
- 15. Early interventions
- 16. Social policy and the enhancement of infant development
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