Advances in child development and behavior. Volume 19 / edited by Hayne W. Reese.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reese, Hayne Waring, 1931-

Series:

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Advances in child development and behavior ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychology.

Children--Conduct of life.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ADV IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT &BEHAVIOR V19

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 19; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Response to Novelty: Continuity versus Discontinuity in the Developmental Course of intelligence; I. lntroduction; II. Distinguishing Two Types of Continuity; III. Relations between Infant Response to Novel Stimuli and Later Cognitive Development; IV. Relations between Response to Novelty and Concurrent Cognitive Functioning in Childhood; V. Relations between Response to Novelty and Concurrent Cunctioning in Adulthood

VI. A Conceptual Framework for Viewing the Response to Novelty as an Integral Component of Intelligence throughout DevelopmentVII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Metaphoric Competence in Cognitive and Language Development; I. Introduction; II. Distinguishing Figurat Language in Children; III. Theoretical Views of Children's Figurative Language; IV. Why Children Use Metaphor; V. Children's Verbal and Nonverbal Metaphoric Comprehension; VI. Children's Verbal and Nonverbal Metaphoric Production; VII. Age and Figurative Competence

VIII. Metaphor and Developing Cognitive OrganizationIX. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. The Concept of Dimensions in Developmental Research; I. Introduction; II. Theories of Concepts; III. Concepts and Dimensions; IV. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Effects of the Knowledge Base on Children's Memory Strategies; I. Introduction; II. Memory Strategies; Ill. The Knowledge Base; IV. Effects of the Knowledge Base on Memory Strategies; V. Summary; References

Chapter 5. Effects of Sibling Spacing on Intelligence, Interfamilial Relations, Psychosocial Characteristics, and Mental and Physical HealthI. Introduction; II. Effects of Sibling Spacing on Intelligence; III. Sibling Spacing Effects on Family Interactions; IV. Sibling Spacing Effects on Personality; V. Morbidity, Mortality, and Longevity; VI. Discussion and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Infant Visual Preferences: A Review and New Theoretical Treatment; I. Introduction; II. Linear Systems Analysis and Its Application; III. Infant Contrast Sensitivity and Related Topics

IV. Linear Systems Preference ModelV. Reanalyses of Preference Experiments; VI. Evaluation of Preference Models; VII. Some Final Thoughts about the Rules for Preferences; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-44250-X

9786611442507

0-08-056591-3

OCLC:

476164807