Psychological Development in Infancy

Contributors

Psychological Development in Infancy: An Overview

I. Introduction

II. Guiding Themes: A Historical Sketch

III. Toward a New Vision

References

Meaning and Procedure

I. The Meanings of Constructs

II. Do Words Name Essences?

III. The Reliance on Self-Report

IV. Implications and Summary

References

Measurement and Meaning of Parent-Child Interaction

I. Introduction

II. Characteristics of Parent-Child Interaction

III. Measuring Parent-Child Interaction: Preliminary Attempts

IV. Conceptual Organization of the Present Scales

V. Normative Data

VI. Interobserver Reliability of the Scales

VII. Validity of the Scales

VIII. Parent-Child Interaction Characteristics: A Validation

IX. Future Directions for Study

X. A Final Word

Appendix. NCAFS and NCATS Training Forms

References

The Development of High-Risk Infants in Low-Risk Families

I. Introduction

II. The Intensive Care Nursery Environment

III. Coping with a High-Risk Neonate

IV. Effects of High-Risk Newborns on Parents

V. Effects on Parents' Perceptions of Their Infants

VI. Effects on Parents' Behavior

VII. Longitudinal Outcome Data

VIII. Predicting Outcome from Early Measures

IX. Conclusion

References

The Effects of Deprivation on Human Visual Development: Studies of Children Treated for Cataracts

I. Introduction

II. The Discrimination of Shape

III. Visual Sensitivity: Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity

IV. Peripheral Vision

V. Asymmetry of Optokinetic Nystagmus (OKN)

VI. Color Vision

VII. Conclusions

References

Locomotion and Psychological Development in Infancy

I. The Importance of Self-Produced Locomotion

II. The Development of Fear of Heights

III. The Development of Spatial Orientation

IV. Future Directions for Research on Self-Produced Locomotion

References

Index