Introduction to Infant Development
Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195431650
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $209.99
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Description
Introduction to Infant Development, Canadian edition, offers fascinating insight into the psychological development of infants and explores the latest advancements in the field. Written by Canadian and international experts on the subject, this contributed volume offers an authoritative treatment of core concepts, while maintaining a consistent tone throughout. With broad and in-depth coverage, the text examines key topics such as the history and basic methods of infant research; categorization; face perception and processing; functions of play; culture and infancy; and health, nutrition, and atypical development. Engaging and accessible, this new Canadian edition is the most current account of infant development available.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Alan Slater is an associate professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Exeter, UK.
Michael Lewis is a university distinguished professor at the Institute for the Study of Child Development, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA.
Gizelle Anzures has a doctoral degree in Developmental Science from the University of Toronto. Her research projects examine developmental, social, and cultural factors that influence face processing abilities from infancy to adulthood.
Kang Lee is a professor at the Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto. He served as the director of the Institute of Child Study, Human Development and Applied Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education from 2005 to 2010. He is also the associate editor for the journal Developmental Science. His research projects examine infants' and children's face processing abilities and the development of deception.
Editorial Reviews
"'The coverage of the research in infancy is very good. It has both a broad overview of the various subfields and also some in-depth descriptions and discussions of seminal research in those subfields." --Christine Tsang, University of Western Ontario
"This textbook is overall more challenging and stimulating than a typical textbook." --Maxim Abelev, University of British Columbia
