Author Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., provides the first text to demonstrate how behavior analysis-a natural science approach to human behavior-can be used to understand existing research in child development. The text presents a behavior-analytic interpretation of fundamental research in mainstream developmental psychology, offering a unified theoretical understanding of child development. Chapters examine mnemonic, motor, perceptual, cognitive, language, and social development.

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Author Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., provides the emfirst text/em to demonstrate how behavior analysis-a natural science approach to human behavior-can be used to understand existing research in child development. The text presents a behavior-analytic interpretation of fundamental research in mainstream developmental psychology, offering a unified theoretical understanding of child development. Chapters examine mnemonic, motor, perceptual, cognitive, language, and social development.

Inhalt

1. Science.- 2. Developmental Psychology.- 3. Behavior Analysis.- 4. The Development of Memory.- 5. Motor Development.- 6. Perceptual Development.- 7. Cognitive Development.- 8. Language Development.- 9. Social and Emotional Development I: Attachment Relations.- 10. Social and Emotional Development II: Moral Behavior.- References.