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Tables of Contents for Advances in Child Development and Behavior
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Contributors
ix
Preface
xi
The Search for What is Fundamental in the Development of Working Memory
Introduction
2
17
Evidence of Developmental Change in Processing Parameters of Working Memory
19
15
Conclusions, Observations, and Speculations
34
18
44
8
Culture, Autonomy, and Personal Jurisdiction in Adolescent-Parent Relationships
Introduction
52
1
Cultural Views of Autonomy and Authority
53
5
Morality, Social Convention, and Adolescent-Parent Conflict
58
5
Culture and Adolescents' Reasoning about Conflict
63
2
The Personal as a Domain of Knowledge
65
4
Mothers' Beliefs about Children's Personal Freedom
69
6
Shifts and Discrepancies in Adolescents' Acceptance of Parental Conventions
75
3
Autonomy from the Perspective of Research on Adolescent Development
78
2
Culture, Autonomy, and the Personal
80
10
81
9
Maternal Responsiveness and Early Language Acquisition
Introduction
90
1
Children's Language Experiences
91
2
The Nature of Responsiveness
93
1
General Procedures for Studying Maternal Responsiveness and Children's Language Development
94
2
Does Responsiveness Matter above Total Amount of Language?
96
3
Does Maternal Responsiveness Predict the Timing of Children's Language Achievements?
99
4
Is the Influence of Responsiveness on Child Language General or Specific?
103
3
What is the Magnitude of Effects for Children Experiencing Extremes of Responsiveness?
106
9
Why Does Verbal Responsiveness Matter?
115
3
Responsiveness and Language: Additional Considerations
118
12
123
7
Schooling as Cultural Process: Working Together and Guidance by Children from Schools Differing in Collaborative Practices
Introduction
130
3
A Cultural Comparison Focusing on Schooling Traditions
133
15
Discussion of the Findings: Culture of Schooling in Shaping How Children Work Together and Guide Each Other
148
14
156
6
Beyond Prototypes: Asymmetries in Infant Categorization and What They Teach Us about the Mechanisms Guiding Early Knowledge Acquisition
Introduction
162
1
Historical and Contemporary Views of Infant Development
162
1
Infant Visual Preferences and Their Translation into Methodological Tools to Investigate Early Cognitive Development
163
1
Perception in Service of Cognition
164
1
Assessing Categorization in Young Infants
165
1
Asymmetries in Infant Categorization
166
19
Conclusion: Relation of Specific Findings to Knowledge Acquisition in General
185
10
188
7
Peer Relations in the Transition to Adolescence
Introduction
195
10
Method
205
7
Results and Discussion
212
12
Implications for Further Theory Development
224
7
227
4
Author Index
231
10
Subject Index
241
6
Contents of Previous Volumes
247