Children's Thinking: Developmental Function and Individual Differences - Softcover

David F. Bjorklund

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534356605 ISBN 13: 9780534356606

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 1999

Synopsis

Understandable to both undergraduate and graduate students without sacrificing depth or intellectual honesty, David F. Bjorklund's dynamic book captures the excitement and essence of cognitive development. The author summarizes theory and research, offering breadth of coverage and an empirical presepctive. And as the title, CHILDREN'S THINKING: DEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, would suggest, Bjorklund offers a unique theme, showing readers how the development function can help explain individual differences in cognition.Bjorklund emphasizes the continuous interaction between a child's biological constitution (including genetics) and his or her social environment. Rather than taking a selective approach, Bjorklund extensively summarizes theory and research, offering breadth of coverage and an empirical perspective.

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About the Author

David F. Bjorklund is Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University, where he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in developmental psychology since 1976. He received a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts in 1971, an M.A. degree in psychology from the University of Dayton in 1973, and a Ph.D. degree in developmental psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He has received numerous teaching and research awards from Florida Atlantic University, and is the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award. He has co-authored several books. Bjorklund has served as Associate Editor of CHILD DEVELOPMENT, published by the Society for Research in Child Development, has served on the editorial boards of DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW, JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY, JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, and SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY, and has served as a contributing editor to PARENTS MAGAZINE. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles on various topics relating to child development and has received financial support for his research from the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the German Research Foundation. His current research interests include children's cognitive development, cognitive developmental primatology, and evolutionary developmental psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534356605
• ISBN 13: 9780534356606
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 576