The development of social engagement : neurobiological perspectives / edited by Peter J. Marshall, Nathan A. Fox.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marshall, Peter J., editor.

Fox, Nathan A., editor.

Series:

Series in affective science.

Series in Affective Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurobiology.

Sociobiology.

Emotions.

Social psychology.

Social psychiatry.

Autism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent advances in neuroscience have allowed researchers from various disciplines - developmental psychology, comparative psychology, and developmental psychopathology - to shed light on the neural systems involved in social engagement behaviours in both children and adults. ""The Development of Social Engagement"" presents the latest on the topic from each of these intersecting research areas. Developmental psychologists have long been interested in the constellation of behaviours that constitutes early social engagement in infants and young children. Renewed interest in this topic has been s

Contents:

Biological approaches to the study of social engagement / Peter J. Marshall & Nathan A. Fox

Temperamental exuberance : correlates and consequences / Cindy P. Polak-Toste & Megan R. Gunnar

Neural bases of infants' processing of social information in faces / Michelle de Haan & Margriet Groen

Joint attention, social engagement, and the development of social competence / Peter C. Mundy & C. Françoise Acra

The social dimension in language development : a rich history and a new frontier / Shannon M. Pruden, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, & Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Neurocognitive bases of preschoolers' theory-of-mind development : integrating cognitive neuroscience and cognitive development / Mark A. Sabbagh

The neurobiology of social bonds and affiliation / Miranda M. Lim & Larry J. Young

The neurobiology of maternal behavior in mammals / Frédéric Lévy & Alison S. Fleming

Play and the development of social engagement : a comparative perspective / Sergio M. Pellis & Vivien C. Pellis

Evolutionary perspectives on social engagement / Heidi Keller & Athanasios Chasiotis

Understanding impairments in social engagement in autism / Raphael Bernier, Sara Jane Webb, & Geraldine Dawson

Social engagement in Williams syndrome / Helen Tager-Flusberg & Daniela Plesa-Skwerer

The psychological effects of early institutional rearing / Michael Rutter.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029070-6

0-19-803773-2

1-4337-0033-6

1-4237-6171-5

1-280-53430-3

OCLC:

65178171