Theo Todman's Book Collection (Book-Paper Abstracts)

BOOK ABSTRACT:

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1. Basic Questions
   … Nature and Nurture: An Ancient Debate
   … Interactions of Nature and Nurture
   … The Nature of Development
   … Theories of Development
   … Finding the Answers: Research on Development
   … Research Methods
   … Research Analysis
2. Prenatal Development
   … Conception
   … The Basics of Conception
   … Patterns of Genetic Inheritance
   … Twins² and Siblings
   … Genotypes and Phenotypes
   … Development from Conception to Birth
   … An Overview of Prenatal Development
   … Genetic Errors
   … Teratogens: Diseases and Drugs
   … Other Influences on Prenatal Development
   … An Overview of Risks and Long-Term Consequences of Prenatal Problems
   … Sex Differences in Prenatal Development
   … Social Class Differences
3. Birth and the Newborn Child
   … The Stages of Labor
   … Adapting to the Newborn
   … The Newborn: What Can He Do?
   … The Daily Life of Infants
   … Individual Differences Among Babies
4. Physical Development
   … Four Reasons for Studying Physical Development
   … Basic Sequences and Common Patterns
   … Development of Sexual Maturity
   … Using the Body: Motor Development
   … Variations in Rate of Development
   … Health Issues
   … Determinants of Growth: Explanations of Physical Development
5. Perceptual Development
   … Ways of Studying Early Perceptual Skills
   … Basic Sensory Skills
   … Complex Perceptual Skills: Preferences, Discrimination, and Patterns
   … Ignoring Perceptual Information: The Perceptual Constancies
   … The Object Concept
   … Perception of Social Signals
   … Individual Differences in Perception: Speed and Efficiency
   … Explanations of Perceptual Development
   … Perceptual Development: A Summing-Up
6. Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process
   … Three Views of Intelligence
   … Piaget's Perspective
   … Infancy
   … The Preschool Years
   … The School-Age Child
   … Cognitive Development in Adolescence
   … Preliminary Conclusions and Questions
   … Information Processing in Children
7. Cognitive Development II: Individual Difference in Cognitive Abilities
   … Measuring Intellectual Power: IQ Tests and Other Measures
   … Stability and Predictive Values of IQ Tests
   … An Alternative View: Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
   … Explaining Differences in IQ Scores
   … Interaction Heredity and Environment
   … Group Differences in IQ Scores
   … The Measurement of Intelligence: A Last Look
   … Individual Differences in Information Processing
   … Cognitive Development: Putting the Three Approaches Together
8. The Development of Language
   … What is Language Anyway?
   … Before the First Words: The Prelinguistic Phase
   … The First Words
   … Speaking in Sentences: The Development of Grammar
   … the Development of Word Meaning
   … Using Language: Communication and Self-direction
   … Explaining Language development
   … Individual Differences in Language Development
   … An Application of the Basic Knowledge: Learning to Read
9. Personality Development: Alternative Views
   … Defining Personality in Adults
   … Defining Personality in Children
   … Genetic and Biological Explanations
   … Learning Explanations
   … Psychoanalytic Explanations
   … A Possible Synthesis
10. The Concept of Self in Children
    … The Development of the Concept of Self
    … Self-esteem
    … The Self-concept: A Summing-up
    … The Development of Gender and Sex-Role Concepts
11. The Development of Social Relationships
    … Attachment theory: Concepts and Terminology
    … The Parents' Bond to the Child
    … The Baby's Attachment to the Parent
    … Variations in the Quality of Infants' Attachments
    … Relationships with Peers: Playmates and Friends
    … Behavior with Peers: Prosocial Behavior and Aggression
    … Individual Differences in Peer Relationships
12. Thinking About Relationships: The Development of Social Cognition
    … Some General Principles and Issues
    … Reading Others' Feelings
    … Describing Other People
    … Describing Friendships
    … Making Moral Judgments
    … Social Cognition and Behavior
    … Social Cognition and General Cognitive Development
13. The Ecology of Development: The Child Within the Family System
    … Theoretical Approaches
    … Dimensions of Family Interaction
    … Patterns or Styles of Child Rearing
    … Other Aspects of Family Dynamics
    … Some Exosystem Effects: Parents' Work and Social Support
14. Beyond the Family: The Impact of the Broader Culture
    … Child Care
    … The Impact of Schools
    … Joining the Work World: The Impact of Jobs on Teenagers
    … The Impact of the Mass Media
    … Macrosystem Effects: The Impact of the Larger Culture
15. Atypical Development
    … Frequency of Problems
    … Developmental Psychopathology: A New Approach
    … The Psychopathologies of Childhood
    … Intellectually Atypical Development
    … Schooling for Atypical Children
    … Sex Differences in Atypical Development
    … A Final Point
16. Putting it All Together: The Developing Child
    … Transitions, Consolidations, and Systems
    … From Birth to 18 Months
    … The Preschool Years
    … The Elementary School Years
    … Adolescence
    … Returning to Some Basic Questions
    … Individual Difference
    … A Final Point: The Joy of Development…