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List of contents
S. Hala, Introduction. J. Carpendale, An Explication of Piaget's Constructivism: Implications for Social Cognitive Development. C. Fernyhough, Vygotsky's Sociocultural Approach: Theoretical Issues and Implications for Current Research. F. Franco, The Development of Meaning in Infancy: Early Communication and Understanding People. A.S. Walker-Andrews, L.R. Dickson, Infants' Understanding of Affect. S. Hala, J. Carpendale, All in the Mind: Children's Understanding of Mental Life. M. Banerjee, Peeling the Onion: A Multilayered View of Children's Emotional Development. N. Yuill, Children's Understanding of Traits. L.J. Walker, K.H. Hennig, Moral Development in the Broader Context of Personality. N. Eisenberg, S. Losoya, I.K. Guthrie, Social Cognition and Prosocial Development. L. Garcia, D. Hart, R. Johnson-Ray, What do Children and Adolescents Think About Themselves? A Developmental Account of Self-Concept.
Summary
The Development of Social Cognition presents a lively, up-to-date examination of both the classical issues and contemporary understanding of theory and research in social cognitive development. The initial chapters highlight one of the central, theoretical tensions in the field, which is whether the development of understanding people is fundamentally different from understanding things. Subsequent chapters are devoted to development across specific areas of social cognition from infancy through to adolescence. The text ends with a comprehensive examination of the development of moral aspects of social cognition.
