C. W. Valentine

The Psychology of Early Childhood (eBook, ePUB)

A Study of Mental Development in the First Years of Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1942, this title attempted to trace, from their very earliest appearances after birth, all aspects of mental development in childhood up to the age of about 4 or 5. It is based largely on the author's almost daily observations of his own five children, over a period of some twenty years, supplemented by numerous tests and experiments.

The first purpose of this book was to advance our knowledge of the psychology of childhood. The importance of such knowledge had become increasingly recognised. Even if not all is completely determined in the first 4-5 years, there was little doubt by this time that these first years are of profound significance for future development: and the better understanding and training of the young child may be at the root of many of our educational and social problems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317481157
• Artikelnr.: 43075132

Autorenporträt

C.W. Valentine

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introductory 2. Methods of the Study of Infant Psychology 3. Fundamental
Factors in Mental Development: Maturation, Exercise and Physiological
Conditions 4. Further Aspects of Development 5. Endowment and Behaviour of
the New-Born Infant 6. Spontaneous Movements and the Beginning of the
Control of Movements 7. The Earliest Expressions and Causes of Feelings or
Emotions 8. Reflexes: Their Development, Variability and Evanescence and
their Relation to Voluntary Movements and Instincts 9. The Beginnings and
Significance of Play 10. The Psychology of Imitation 11. The Innate Bases
of Fears 12. Genetic Psychology of Laughter 13. Suggestion and
Suggestibility 14. Anger and Pugnacity 15. Self-Assertion, Submission,
Display and Shyness 16. Sympathy and Affection 17. Affection for Parents
and the Supposed Oedipus Complex 18. The Development of Sex and
Sex-Interests in Infancy 19. Learning and Remembering 20. The Beginnings
and Developments of Language 21. Ideational or Thought Processes 22. Some
Special Abilities and Ideas. Appendix 1: Stages of Development. Appendix 2:
Right- and Left-Handedness. Appendix 3: The Earliest Dreams of B. Index.