The Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology [Paperback]

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• Provides the key readings in developmental psychology in one volume.
  
• Introduces and contextualises each reading for ease of use and reference.
  
• Presents an excellent reference and study tool for students and academics alike.
  
• Includes postscripts to classic papers i. e. newly commissioned articles by the papers' original author updating their research.

List of Tables.

List of Plates.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part I: History and Developmental Theory:.

1. Introduction to Developmental Functions: Darwin Muir.

2. A Biographical Sketch of an Infant: Charles Darwin.

3. Baby in a Box: B. F. Skinner.

4. The Stages of the Intellectual Development of a Child: J. Piaget.

5. The Connectionist Infant: Would Piaget Turn in His Grave?: Annette Karmiloff-Smith.

Part II: Continuity-Discontinuity and Nature-Nurture Issues:.

6. Can Measures of Infant Information Processing Predict Later Intellectual Ability?: Alan Slater.

7. Biological Bases of Childhood Shyness: J. Kagan, S. Reznick and N. Snidman.

8. The Genetic Basis of Complex Human Behaviors: R. Plomin, M. Owen and P. McGuffin.

Part III: Perception and Cognition:.

9. Of Human Bonding: Newborns Prefer their Mothers' Voices: T. DeCasper and W. Fifer.

10. Listening to Speech in the First Year of Life: J. Werker and R. Desjardins.