| The Self in Infancy: Theory and Research Volume 112 Contributor(s): Rochat, P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444819258 ISBN-13: 9780444819253 Publisher: North-Holland OUR PRICE: $232.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: The origins of knowledge about the self is arguably the most fundamental problem of psychology. It is a classic theme that has preoccupied great psychologists, beginning with William James and Freud. On reading current literature, today's developmental psychologists and ethologists are clearly expressing a renewed interest in the topic. Furthermore, recent progress in the study of infant and animal behavior, provides important and genuinely new insights regarding the origins of self-knowledge. This book is a collection of current theoretical views and research on the self in early infancy, prior to self-identification and the well-documented emergence of mirror self-recognition. The focus is on the early sense of self of the young infant. Its aim is to provide an account of recent research substantiating the precursors of self-recognition and self-identification. By concentrating on early infancy, the book provides an updated look at the origins of self-knowledge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Psychology | Experimental Psychology - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 153.9 |
| LCCN: 95035838 |
| Series: Advances in Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.91 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The origins of knowledge about the self is arguably the most fundamental problem of psychology. It is a classic theme that has preoccupied great psychologists, beginning with William James and Freud. On reading current literature, today's developmental psychologists and ethologists are clearly expressing a renewed interest in the topic. Furthermore, recent progress in the study of infant and animal behavior, provides important and genuinely new insights regarding the origins of self-knowledge. This book is a collection of current theoretical views and research on the self in early infancy, prior to self-identification and the well-documented emergence of mirror self-recognition. The focus is on the early sense of self of the young infant. Its aim is to provide an account of recent research substantiating the precursors of self-recognition and self-identification. By concentrating on early infancy, the book provides an updated look at the origins of self-knowledge. |