Developmental psychology how nature and nurture interact

This clear and authoritative text provides a trenchant critique of dichotomous thinking and goes on to describe and exemplify an alternative view of development, showing the power of ecological and dynamic systems perspectives. Thematic chapters identify the classic assumptions of the nature-nurture...

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Main Author: Richardson, Keith, 1943- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum 2000.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798050206719
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: the traditional view and its alternative, a summary; Chapter 2 Darwinian dichotomies and their dissolution; Chapter 3 Towards the alternative: ecological, dynamic systems; Chapter 4 Dynamic systems theories; Chapter 5 The ecological perspective: Gibson's legacy; Chapter 6 The creation of knowledge; Chapter 7 A sample of the evidence: wise owls, accurate ants; Chapter 8 The origins of knowledge; Glossary; References; Index