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Introduction to Infant Development Alan Slater

Introduction to Infant Development By Alan Slater

Introduction to Infant Development by Alan Slater


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Summary

This introduction to infant development for psychology undergraduates is written by a group of internationally known authors. The book is illustrated, reflects current research, discusses theoretical reviews, and its coverage is lively and topical.

Introduction to Infant Development Summary

Introduction to Infant Development by Alan Slater

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

Additional information

GOR001783418
9780198506461
0198506465
Introduction to Infant Development by Alan Slater
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
2002-02-28
374
N/A
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