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Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Kail, Robert V.

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Table of contents
  • Contentsv
  • Contributorsix
  • Prefacexi
  • Chapter 1. Evolved Probabilistic Cognitive Mechanisms: An Evolutionary Approach to Gene X Environmen1
  • I. Introduction1
  • II. Central Tenets of Evolutionary Psychology and Developmental Systems Theory3
  • III. What is the Perceived Incompatibility of Evolved Cognitive Mechanisms and Probabilistic Epigene15
  • IV. Evolved Probabilistic Cognitive Mechanisms22
  • V. What’s in a Name?28
  • Acknowledgments29
  • References29
  • Chapter 2. Development of Episodic and Autobiographical Memory: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective37
  • I. Differentiating Infantile and Childhood Amnesia40
  • II. Architecture of the Human Memory System43
  • III. Brain Bases of Human Memory47
  • IV. Memory in the First 2 Years52
  • V. Implicit Memory in the Absence of Explicit Memory?55
  • VI. Are There Biological Bases for the Lifting of Infantile Amnesia?58
  • VII. Are There Biological Bases for the Lifting of Childhood Amnesia?62
  • VIII. Alternative Conceptualizations of the Development of Episodic Memory69
  • IX. Conclusion72
  • References73
  • Chapter 3. Advances in the Formulation of Emotional Security Theory: An Ethologically Based Perspect87
  • I. Overview of the Principles, Processes, and Pathways in Emotional Security Theory90
  • II. Distinctions between Security in the Interparental and Parent–Child Subsystems94
  • III. Family Origins and Correlates of Emotional Security107
  • IV. Emotional Insecurity and Children’s Developmental Trajectories122
  • V. Conclusion129
  • Acknowledgment130
  • References130
  • Chapter 4. Processing Limitations and the Grammatical Profile of Children With Specific Language Imp139
  • I. Introduction139
  • II. Profiles of SLI across Languages141
  • III. Alternative Accounts of SLI146
  • IV. Processing Limitations in SLI147
  • V. Implications165
  • VI. Conclusions166
  • Acknowledgments167
  • References167
  • Chapter 5. Children’s Experiences and Judgments About Group Exclusion and Inclusion173
  • I. Introduction173
  • II. Social Exclusion Based on Gender181
  • III. Social Exclusion Based on Race/Ethnicity194
  • IV. Conclusion204
  • Acknowledgments209
  • References210
  • Chapter 6. Working Memory as the Interface Between Processing and Retention: A Developmental Perspec219
  • I. Introduction219
  • II. The Concept of Working Memory221
  • III. The Development of Working Memory225
  • IV. Explaining Complex Span in Children227
  • V. Taking Developmental Questions about Working Memory Seriously239
  • VI. Theories of Working Memory in Children: an Integration241
  • VII. Conclusion245
  • Acknowledgment246
  • References246
  • Chapter 7. Developmental Science and Education: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Develo253
  • I. Background and Design of the NICHD SECCYD Studies on Schooling254
  • II. The NICHD SECCYD Classroom Observations and Outcome Assessments256
  • III. The Nature and Quality of the Instructional and Social Environment in Classroom Settings in Gra263
  • IV. Are Classroom Experiences Related to Features of Teachers and Classrooms?267
  • V. Are Child Outcomes Associated with Teacher or Classroom Characteristics That Are the Focus of Edu270
  • VI. Do Experiences in Classrooms Matter for Development?275
  • VII. Limitations of the NICHD SECCYD Studies on Schooling284
  • VIII. Conclusions and Implications285
  • Acknowledgments289
  • References290
  • Chapter 8. The Role of Morphology in Reading and Spelling297
  • I. Introduction297
  • II. The Morphological Structure of Languages298
  • III. Morphological Knowledge300
  • IV. Morphological Knowledge and Reading304
  • V. Morphological Knowledge and Spelling309
  • VI. Morphological Awareness313
  • VII. Summary and Concluding Remarks320
  • References321
  • Chapter 9. The Interactive Development of Social Smiling327
  • I. Overview328
  • II. Early Smiling333
  • III. Quantity and Quality337
  • IV. The Interactive Development of Smiling347
  • V. Smiling and Attention to the Caregiver351
  • VI. Smiling and Referential Communication353
  • VII. Pragmatics: The Representativeness, Discriminant, and Predictive Validity of Infant Smiling354
  • VIII. Summary and Conclusions357
  • Acknowledgments358
  • References358
  • Author Index367
  • Subject Index387
  • Contents of Previous Volumes405
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780120097357
  • ISBN-13 9780080493183
  • Author Kail, Robert V.
  • Category Education
  • Subject Educational Psychology

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Volume 35 of the Advances in Child Development and Behavior series is divided into nine components that highlight some of the most recent research in developmental and educational psychology.

A wide array of topics are discussed in detail, including Cognitive Mechanisms, Episodic and Autobiographical Memory, Emotional Security Theory, Working memory and much more. Each component provides in depth discussions of various developmental psychology specializations. This volume serves as an invaluable resource for psychology researchers and advanced psychology students.