This book breaks new ground by integrating dynamic systems concepts with a contextual behavioral view of development. The two make a dramatically good fit and something new emerges from the combination: a behavioral systems approach to development. With its consistent, natural science, non-linear, contextual orientation, Novak has fashioned an undergraduate text that will have broad appeal for courses in developmental psychology.
This book breaks new ground by integrating dynamical systems concepts with a contextual behavioral view of development. The two make a dramatically good fit and something new emerges from the combination: a "behavioral systems approach" to development. With its consistent, natural science, non-linear, contextual orientation, Novak has fashioned an undergraduate text that will have broad appeal for courses in developmental psychology. Topics include:
-Modern Developmental Theory -Behavioral Genetics
-Prenatal Development -The Remarkable Newborn
-Habituation & Respondent Learning -Operant Learning
-Cognitive Development
-The Development of Communication
-Personality and the Self
-Prosocial Development
-Development of Antisocial Behaviors
-The Family System
-Schools