Infancy to early childhood [[electronic resource] ] : genetic and environmental influences on developmental change / / edited by Robert N. Emde, John K. Hewitt ; section editors, Jerome Kagan ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.44/4
• Soggetto topico: Twins - Psychology; Twins; Nature and nurture; Child psychology; Toddlers - Psychology
• Altri autori: EmdeRobert N HewittJohn K KaganJerome
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Temperament; Part III. Emotion; Part IV. Cognition; Part V. Environmental Contributions and Cross-Domain Integrations; Part VI. Major Themes and Conclusions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Behavioral genetics is a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field which attempts to explain the influence of genetic and environmental factors on behavior through the lifespan. The preferred investigative technique for teasing out the differences between genetics and the environment is the longitudinal twin study. This book is the first complete publication from the MacArthur Longitudinal Twin Study (MALTS) that is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive logitudinal twin study to date. The goal of such an in-depth study was not to merely provide thorough descriptions of developmental change b
• Titolo autorizzato: Infancy to early childhood
• ISBN: 0-19-773585-1; 1-280-47240-5; 0-19-534406-5; 0-19-530217-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783591103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II