Infancy Books

New and Published Books

1. Progress in infancy Research

   Volume 3

   Edited by Harlene Hayne, Jeffrey Fagen

   The Progress in Infancy Research Series is dedicated to the presentation of innovative and exciting research on infants, both human and animal. Each volume in the series is designed to stand alone and contains autonomous chapters which are based on high quality programs of research with infants....

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Progress in infancy Research

   Volume 2

   Edited by Jeffrey W. Fagen, Harlene Hayne

   Series: Progress in Infancy Research Series

   The Progress in Infancy Research Series is dedicated to the presentation of innovative and exciting research on infants, both human and animal. Each volume in the series is designed to stand alone and contains autonomous chapters which are based on high quality programs of research with infants....

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Temperament in Context

   Edited by Theodore D. Wachs, Robert R. McCrae, Geldolph A. Kohnstamm, Geldolph A. Kohnstamm

   Although the importance of context has been emphasized by temperament researchers, until now there has been remarkably little systematic research on the unique role specific aspects of context play in the development and impact of temperament. The goal of this volume is to systematize current...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Infant EEG and Event-Related Potentials

   Edited by Michelle de Haan

   Series: Studies in Developmental Psychology

   Infancy is a time of rapid growth, when brain plasticity is at a maximum. Event-related potentials (ERPs) are one of the few methods that can easily and safely be used to study this process, and have led to exciting discoveries about human brain functioning and the neural basis of cognition. Over...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
5. Regression Periods in Human infancy

   Edited by Mikael Heimann, Frans X. Plooij

   Regression periods play a central role in the psychological development of the human baby. Studies of infants have identified 10 periods of regression, or a return to a high frequency of mother-infant contact, within the first 20 months of life. These periods of emotional insecurity in the child...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Psychology Press
6. Cognitive Styles in Infancy and Early Childhood (Psychology Revivals)

   By Nathan Kogan

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1976, here is a comprehensive account of the role of cognitive styles in early childhood. The author considers the possible precursors of these styles in infancy, and offers a new classification scheme that helps to clarify the relation of cognitive styles to ability and...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
7. Seeing Babies in a New Light

   The Life of Hanus Papousek

   By Otto Koester, Otto Koester

   Seeing Babies in a New Light: The Life of Hanus Papousek presents the first in-depth examination of the scientific contributions and life of Hanus Papousek (1922-2000), a leading figure in modern infancy research. The aim is to illuminate the research and ideas of this pediatrician and scholar who...

   Published May 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press
8. The Psychology of Infancy (Psychology Revivals)

   By Victoria Hazlitt

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1933, this volume was the result of many years’ careful first-hand study of child psychology enriched by the author’s unusually wide experience in dealing with the subject with students. It was intended to follow the development of children from infancy to adolescence, but...

   Published May 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press
9. Developmental Variations in Learning

   Applications to Social, Executive Function, Language, and Reading Skills

   Edited by Victoria J. Molfese, Victoria J. Molfese

   Developmental changes in cognitive abilities in childhood have long been of interest to researchers across many fields, including behavioral sciences, communications, education, and medicine. With the publication of research findings showing individual differences in the development of children's...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
10. Individual Development and Evolution

    The Genesis of Novel Behavior

    By Gilbert Gottlieb

    This work is intended to portray the interrelationship of heredity, individual development, and the evolution of species in a way that can be understood by nonspecialists. In striving to offer a straightforward historical exposition of the complex topic of nature and nurture, the author tells the...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press