| Early Development of Body Representations Contributor(s): Slaughter, Virginia (Editor), Brownell, Celia A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107686490 ISBN-13: 9781107686496 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - General - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 305.231 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Because we engage with the world and each other through our bodies and bodily movements, being able to represent one's own and others' bodies is fundamental to human perception, cognition and behaviour. This edited book brings together, for the first time, developmental perspectives on the growth of body knowledge in infancy and early childhood and how it intersects with other aspects of perception and cognition. The book is organised into three sections addressing the bodily self, the bodies of others and integrating self and other. Topics include perception and representation of the human form, infant imitation, understanding biological motion, self-representation, intention understanding, action production and perception and children's human figure drawings. Each section includes chapters from leading international scholars drawn together by an expert commentary that highlights open questions and directions for future research. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slaughter, Virginia: - Virginia Slaughter is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Co-director of the Early Cognitive Development Unit in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. |