Blackwell Handbook Of Infant Development (blackwell Handbooks Of Developmental Psychology)

Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology This outstanding series of handbooks provides a cutting-edge overview of classic research, current research, and future trends in developmental psychology. Each handbook draws together 25–30 newly commissioned chapters to provide a comprehensive overview of a sub-discipline of developmental psychology. The international team of contributors to each handbook has been specially chosen for their expertise and knowledge of each field. Each handbook is introduced and contextualized by leading figures in the field, lending coherence and authority to each volume. The Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology will provide an invaluable overview for advanced students of developmental psychology and for researchers an authoritative definition of their chosen field. Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development Edited by Gavin Bremner and Alan Fogel Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Cognitive Development Edited by Usha Goswami Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development Edited by Peter K. Smith and Craig H. Hart Blackwell Handbook of Adolescent Development Edited by Gerald Adams and Michael Berzonsky Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development Edited by Gavin Bremner and Alan Fogel Copyright © Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2001 First published 2001 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Blackwell Publishers Ltd 108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JF UK Blackwell Publishers Inc. 350 Main Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blackwell handbook of infant development / edited by Gavin Bremner and Alan Fogel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-631-21234-5 (alk. paper) 1. Infants – Development – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Infants – Health and hygiene – Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Bremner, J. Gavin, 1949– II. Fogel, Alan. RJ131 .B475 2001 305.231 – dc21 Typeset in 10.5 on 12.5 pt Adobe Garamond by Best-set Typesetter Ltd., Hong Kong Printed in Great Britain by TJ International, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper 2001025582 Contents List of Contributors Introduction viii x Part I Perception and Cognition Introduction 1 Visual Perception Alan Slater 2 Hearing, Listening, and Understanding: Auditory Development in Infancy Anne Fernald 3 Action in Infancy – Perspectives, Concepts, and Challenges: The Development of Reaching and Grasping A