Regressions in Mental Development - Basic Phenomena and Theories

List of contents

1. Introduction Thomas G. Bever Part 1: Infancy 2. Basic Patterns of Psychogenetic Change in Infancy Colwyn Trevarthen 3. The Year-Old Infant: A Period of Major Cognitive Change Philip R. Zelazo 4. Trends in the Development of Imitation in Early Infancy Olga Maratos 5. Regressions and Transformations during Neurological Development Heinz F. R. Prechtl Part 2: Early Childhood 6. Revolutionary Periods in Early Development Pierre Mounoud 7. Unlearning: Dips and Drops – A Theory of Cognitive Development Jacques Mehler 8. Regression in the Service of Development Thomas G. Bever Part 3: Middle Childhood 9. Ancestral and Descendant Behaviors: The Case of U-Shaped Behavioral Growth Sidney Strauss 10. Cross-Cultural Data on Operational Development: Asymptotic Development Curves Pierre R. Dasen 11. Dialectics of Development Jonas Langer Part 4: Neurological Models 12. Correlates of Developmental Behavior in Brain Maturation Andre Roch Lecours 13. A Two-Step Model for Visuomotor Development M. Jeannerod. Author Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Thomas G. Bever

Summary

The work reported in this book involves the problem of classifying the true nature of behaviour as it appears during child development. Originally published in 1982, the papers in this volume attempt to interpret, explain, or explain away developmental regressions in a variety of different areas.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas G. Bever
• Assisted by: Thomas G. Bever (Editor), Bever Thomas G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138744554
• ISBN: 978-1-138-74455-4
• No. of pages: 334
• Series: Psychology Library Editions: Child Development; Psychology Library Editions: Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: children