Theories of Developmental Psychology

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Theories of Developmental Psychology is the ideal book for anyone interested in an insightful, in-depth look at child development. With her engaging tone and exceptional scholarship, Patricia Miller illustrates what is exciting about each theory she presents and how it contributes to a broader understanding of developmental psychology. Revised to reflect the latest empirical and theoretical findings as well as our changing world Theories of Developmental Psychology 6th edition provides the most current and balanced presentation of developmental theory available today.

New to the 6th edition:

· New coverage of biological approaches to development throughout the text and featured in an expanded Chapter 5, Biological Approaches: Ethology, Evolution, Neuroscience, and Genetics.

· New section, Immigrant Families, exploring the process of development in the context of adapting to a new culture.

· New section, Social Change, exploring how shifts in demographics, advances in information and communication technologies, and globalization effect development.

· New sections, Mathematical Understanding, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Embodied Cognition, Bayesian Computational Models and Developmental Robotics in the Chapter 6, Information Processing Theory, presenting the most up-to-date research and trends.

· New coverage of theoretical approaches to atypical development, such as autism spectrum disorders, psychopathology, bullying, and altered stress regulation systems.

· New focus on the "state-of-the-art" in developmental theorizing today in the newly titled Chapter 9, Theories Today: Themes and Perspectives, with new coverage of Theory of Mind research, Dynamic Systems theory, and all new section on Core Knowledge theories.

New to the 6th edition:

· New coverage of biological approaches to development throughout the text and featured in an expanded Chapter 5, Biological Approaches: Ethology, Evolution, Neuroscience, and Genetics.

· New section, Immigrant Families, exploring the process of development in the context of adapting to a new culture.

· New section, Social Change, exploring how shifts in demographics, advances in information and communication technologies, and globalization effect development.

· New coverage of theoretical approaches to atypical development, such as autism spectrum disorders, psychopathology, bullying, and altered stress regulation systems.

Über den Autor

Dr. Miller (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) is professor of psychology at San Francisco State University. She has held faculty positions at the University of Michigan, the University of Florida, and the University of Georgia and also has served as Department Head, Associate Dean, and Director of Women's Studies. Her research focuses on cognitive development during childhood. More specifically, she studies cognitive strategies, executive function, metacognition, memory, attention, social cognitive development, theory of mind, and gender. Her theoretical interests include theories of development and feminist theories of knowledge. One current topic of interest, the effects of exercise on children's executive function and school achievement, is funded by NIH.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

New coverage of developmental cascade-the effect of a child's relationship with their parent on their teenage and adult relationships later in life.
New discussion of the effect of experience on the brain in regard to language development.

2. Piaget's Cognitive-Stage Theory and the Neo-Piagetians

New discussion of Piaget's theories of memory, the cognitive abilities of infants, social and emotional development, in light of current research.

New Discussion of Kurt Fischer's dynamic structuralism

New discussion of developmental cognitive neuroscience and the role of new neuroimaging methods.

Thoroughly revised contemporary research section.

3. Freud's and Erikson's Psychoanalytic Theories

New coverage of recent theoretical work attempting to bring together contemporary attachment theory and psychoanalytic approaches

Discussion of new predictive models generated by methodological and statistical breakthroughs on the effects of early social and emotional experiences on later development

Thoroughly revise contemporary research section

New coverage and research regarding identity development and the influence of racial and economic stratification.

4. Vygotsky and the Sociocultural Approach

New coverage of how culture affects intellectual functioning including the effect of communication technologies.

New discussion of research on the development of private speech.

New discussion of how perception of intelligence varies by culture.

New discussion of sensitivity of social cultural theorists to cultural differences.

New discussion of problem based learning in the Applications section.

Thouroughly update contemporary research section including new research on collaborative problem solving and cross-cultural research. And three new subsections Social Change elaborating on effects of social and cultural change on development; Immigrant Families exploring the process of development in the context of adapting to a new culture; and current trends in cultural psychological research discussing research aimed at exploring more specific dimensions of culture.

5. Biological Approaches: Ethology, Evolution, Neuroscience, Genetics

Chapter has been fully revised to focus on biological approaches to development including all-new sections (Developmental Neuroscience, Genetics, and Integrated Multilevel Biological Perspectives) with discussion of epigenetic models, neuroimaging, neurogenetics and more.

6. Social Learning Theory

Updated discussion of collective efficacy

New discussion of moral disengagement in regard to cyberbullying.

New discussion of Coercive caretaker-child interactions in early development and effects on later behavioral problems in school.

Throughly updated contemporary research section to include to new research on the role of imitation in learning including discussion of discovery of action mirroring, and the mirror neuron system as well as preschooler selective observational learning based on their perceived trust of the person they are learning from.

7. Information-Processing Theory

New material on memory research in regard to negative events, for example abuse, and new research on the effects of multitasking on memory.

Contemporary research section has been fully updated to discuss executive function, cognitive neuroscience, embodied cognition, Bayesian models, statistical learning, and developmental robotics.

8. Gibson's Ecological Theory of Perceptual Development

Contemporary research section has been fully revised, including new discussion of infants motor development and research advances made possible by neuroimaging.

9. Theories Today: Themes and Reflections

New coverage of theory of mind research, dynamic systems theory, and all new section on Core Knowledge theories.

Reflections

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Angewandte Psychologie
Genre:	Importe , Psychologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781429278980
ISBN-10:	1429278986
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Miller, Patricia H.
Auflage:	Sixth Edition
Hersteller:	Macmillan Learning
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	233 x 154 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Patricia H. Miller
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.02.2016
Gewicht:	0,723 kg