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About the Author
Amanda Woodward is Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned her doctorate at Stanford University, did post doctoral work at Cornell University, and taught at the University of Chicago before joining the faculty at Maryland. She studies infant social cognition and early language development. Amy Needham is Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. She earned her doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before joining the faculty at Duke University. She studies cognitive and motor development in infancy.
Reviews
"This is an excellent review of both the content and underlying processes of infants learning and cognition. It is written for a very circumscribed audience, i.e. developmental psychologists and neuroscientists. Theory and research are integrated very nicely... [T]he editors and authors really know this material and their discussion does not disappoint."--Doody's Health Sciences Review "Human infants are the power-learners of the organic world. Oddly, research on infant cognition has often emphasized what needn't be learned, rather than exploring the many remaining mysteries concerning infants' remarkable knowledge acquisition achievements. This impressive volume redresses the imbalance, with chapter after stunning chapter by the fields' leaders delivering the scoop on what is known, not known, and necessary to know about knowledge building in infancy. Read it and recursively learn." --Dare Baldwin, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon "In this beautifully conceived volume, a stellar array of scientists speaks to some of the most foundational issues in how the human mind develops. Throughout, a major goal is to bring together competing approaches to the study of infant learning and infant cognition, and to encourage and generate new research. The contributions are sure to be of central interest to anyone in the field of cognitive science." --Susan Gelman, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan "This book opens exciting vistas for innovative theorizing and research on the origins of human knowledge. Collectively, the chapters transcend old dichotomies and conceptual stalemates between what is innate or acquired, what is constructed or taught. Both new and established investigators will be moved by this book to ask new questions and establish new research agendas." --Nora S. Newcombe, Professor of Psychology and James H. Glackin Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Temple University "The book should interest a wide range of readers, from students and researchers of infant learning and development, to a more general audience interested in the philosophical questions of the nature of knowledge and how humans come to know what they know, and to those intrigued by infants' performance in cleverly designed experiments...The chapters in Woodward and Needham's book are fascinating for the cleverness of the research designs and their revelations regarding infant thought that seem to be suggested by the results of the studies."--PsycCritiques
Book Information
ISBN 9780195301151
Author Amanda Woodward
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 641g
Dimensions(mm) 152mm * 236mm * 31mm