Causes of Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0805807969 ISBN 13: 9780805807967

Casa editrice: Psychology Press, 1990

Riassunto

The question of what causes human development is a difficult one for scientists. Causal processes have been suggested at the genetic, the embryological, the evolutionary, and the social and cultural levels, but there has been little attempt to discover any common principles among different types of developmental explanations.

Twelve highly respected scholars, whose research in the field of development has received international acclaim, tackle this complex issue in a stimulating and original book. They write from the perspectives of cognitive developmental psychology, developmental biology, ethology, embryology, social psychology and computer science -- each of which offers the reader a different insight into the question.

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Contenuti:

Contents: Part I: Methodological and Theoretical Approaches. B. Hopkins, G. Butterworth, Concepts of Causality in Explanations of Development. P. Bryant, Empirical Evidence for Causes in Development. Part II: Causes of Development in Biology and Ethology. B. Goodwin, The Causes of Biological Form. P. Slater, Causes of Development in Ethology. Part III: Causes of Cognitive Development. P.N. Johnson-Laird, The Development of Reasoning Ability. J. Russell, Causal Explanations of Cognitive Development. S. Carey, On Some Relations Between the Description and the Explanation of Developmental Change. Part IV: Causes of Social Development. R. Hinde, Causes of Social Development From the Perspective of an Integrated Developmental Science. I. Markova, Causes and Reasons in Social Development. Part V: Culture and Causes of Development. P. Harris, The Child's Theory of Mind and Its Cultural Context. J. Chisholm, Life-History Perspectives on Human Development.

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• Editore: Psychology Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0805807969
• ISBN 13: 9780805807967
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Redattore: Butterworth George, Bryant Peter