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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141191403321

Autore

Thompson Dennis (Dennis N.)

Titolo

Developmental psychology in historical perspective [[electronic resource] /] / Dennis Thompson, John D. Hogan, and Philip M. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-283-40777-9

9786613407771

1-4443-5527-9

1-4443-5524-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoganJohn D. <1939->

ClarkPhilip M (Philip MacLean)

Disciplina

155.09

Soggetti

Developmental psychology - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Establishing a Background for Developmental Psychology; 2 Granville Stanley Hall and the Founding of Developmental Psychology; 3 Additional Contributors and Contributions during the Child Study Era; 4 Foundations for a Modern Science: The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial and Developmental Psychology after World War I; 5 Mainstream Advances in Developmental Psychology from the 1920s to the 1940s; 6 Representative Theories of Development; 7 The Origins of Life-Span Developmental Psychology

8 Nature, Nurture, and the Concept of Intelligence9 Applications of Developmental Psychology: Advice to Parents and Teachers; 10 Critical Developments since World War II; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day.Covers the first research published in Germany, America, and France during the late 19th centuryExamines the work and influence of key international scholars in the areaIncorporates the contributions of psychologists from diverse backgroundsPays attention



to the historical research on development in adulthood and old ageHighlights the relationship between the growth of developmental psycholog