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The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills

Author : Eugene S. Gollin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351265148
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills written by Eugene S. Gollin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1985, the aim of this book was to examine the development of adaptive skills in a comparative context. Comparative explorations have evolutionary implications. Thus it is inevitable that the contributors to this volume, all of whom come to the study of development with a comparative perspective, manifest concern with the relationships between ontogeny and phylogeny. In this volume both field and laboratory approaches are presented. It is quite clear that the laboratory studies are increasingly informed by ecological considerations that derive from field excursions. It is also the case that laboratory findings are becoming an essential source in directing field inquiries. The problems explored are theoretically rich and methodically significant and the comparative scope of the contributions range widely among vertebrate species.

Comparative Psychology

Author : Gary Greenberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136794514
Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Psychology written by Gary Greenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Development of Social Engagement

Author : Peter J. Marshall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195168712
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Social Engagement written by Peter J. Marshall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Development of Social Engagement, edited by Peter J. Marshall and Nathan A. Fox, brings together some of the latest research on social engagement processes across a range of life stages and species. The opening chapters provide overviews of cutting-edge research on social engagement in areas such as temperament, face processing, joint attention, language development, and early social cognition in humans. Subsequent chapters address questions related to biological determinants of social systems, play, and maternal behavior across a variety of species, as well as evolutionary issues associated with social engagement. Finally, a number of chapters examine the application of rigorous biologically focused research paradigms to the study of atypical social engagement in children. Atypical social engagement is framed in terms of disorders such as autism and Williams Syndrome, as well as in the effects of adverse early rearing environments such as institutions. This volume will be a valuable guide for those interested in a neurobiological approach to the study of social development. It provides an introduction to current research directions in this rapidly expanding field for both student and professional researchers in developmental psychology, comparative psychology, and developmental psychopathology.

A Comparison of Adaptive Behavior Skills and IQ in Three Populations

Author : Tracy L. Paskiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book A Comparison of Adaptive Behavior Skills and IQ in Three Populations written by Tracy L. Paskiewicz and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptive Behavior skills are the conceptual, social, and practical skills that individuals learn to be able to function in their everyday lives (AAIDD, 2008). Measuring adaptive behavior is a way to summarize the effectiveness with which individuals meet the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for their age and cultural group. This paper discusses the history and development of adaptive behavior as a construct, its measurement, and its relationship to intelligence. Previous research has examined the relationship between adaptive and intellectual functioning; this study investigates adaptive performance among children with disabilities while controlling for the influence of intellectual level. Children with autism, specific learning disabilities, and mental retardation were studied to determine how they fared in the adaptive subdomains of communication, socialization, and activities of daily living. Data for the study were gathered by reviewing archives from special education records in a large, urban school district. Results indicated a positive and moderate relationship between intelligence and adaptive behavior, but only in the autism group. The groups differed in their performance on the subdomains of adaptive behavior; however, the pattern of adaptive skills for each diagnostic group was unique. Children with autism were found to have deficits in socialization, children with learning disabilities were found to have deficits in communication, and children with mental retardation showed deficits in all domains. These patterns held up even when IQ was controlled; however, the groups no longer differed on communication skills, suggesting that IQ is most strongly related to communication. Finally, the study revealed that full scale IQ, activities of daily living, and communication skills discriminate mental retardation from the other groups while socialization skills discriminate autism from the other groups. Implications of these findings are discussed relative to assessment practices, differential diagnosis, program development, and progress monitoring.

Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351128779
Total Pages : 5254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology written by Various Authors and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 5254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology (16 Volume set) brings together a number of titles which explore animal behaviour and learning, some in isolation but mostly comparing it with human behaviour. Research in this area looks at many different issues, using various methods and examines species from insects to primates. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1928 and 1997, with the majority from the 1970s and 1980s, includes contributions from many highly respected authors.

Developmental Psychobiology and Behavioral Ecology

Author : Elliott M. Blass
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468454218
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Developmental Psychobiology and Behavioral Ecology written by Elliott M. Blass and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The previous volume in this series (Blass, 1986) focused on the interface between developmental psychobiology and developmental neurobiology. The volume emphasized that an understanding of central nervous system development and function can be obtained only with reference to the behaviors that it manages, and it emphasized how those behaviors, in tum, shape central development. The present volume explores another natural interface of developmental psy chobiology; behavioral ecology. It documents the progress made by developmental psychobiologists since the mid-1970s in identifying capacities of learning and con ditioning in birds and mammals during the very moments following birth-indeed, during the antenatal period. These breakthroughs in a field that had previously lain dormant reflect the need to "meet the infant where it is" in order for behavior to emerge. Accordingly, studies have been conducted at nest temperature; infants have been rewarded by opportunities to huddle, suckle, or obtain milk, behaviors that are normally engaged in the nest. In addition, there was rejection of the exces sive deprivation, extreme handling, and traumatic manipulation studies of the 1950s and 1960s that yielded information on how animals could respond to trauma but did not reveal mechanisms of normal development. In their place has arisen a series of analyses of how naturally occurring stimuli and situations gain control over behavior and how specifiable experiences impose limitations on subsequent development. Constraints were identified on the range of interactions that remained available to developing animals as a result of particular events.

Development and Regenerative Capacity of Descending Supraspinal Pathways in Tetrapods

Author : H.J. ten Donkelaar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642571255
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Development and Regenerative Capacity of Descending Supraspinal Pathways in Tetrapods written by H.J. ten Donkelaar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this treatise, current knowledge on the neurogenesis, axonal outgrowth, synaptogenesis, and regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways in tetrapods is discussed. Although emphasis is on the clawed toad, Xenopus laevis, chicken embryos, opossums and rodent data, also the data available for primates including man are presented. It will be shown that 1) the outgrowth of descending supraspinal pathways is the result of a coordinated program; 2) the pattern of early descending axonal tracts is similar in all vertebrate groups; 3) the formation of descending supraspinal pathways occurs according to a developmental sequence; 4) the earliest descending supraspinal fibers arrive in a rather immature spinal cord, and 5) the regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways depends on the developmental stage the particular pathways arise.

Evolutionary Biology

Author : Max Hecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146156980X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Biology written by Max Hecht and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary Biology, of which this is the nineteenth volume, continues to offer its readers a wide range of original articles, reviews, and com mentaries on evolution, in the broadest sense of that term. The topics of the reviews range from anthropology and behavior to molecular biology and systematics. In recent volumes, a broad spectrum of articles have appeared on such subjects as natural selection among replicating molecules in vitro, mate recognition and the reproductive behavior in Drosophila, evolution of the monocotyledons, species selection, and the communication net work made possible among even distantly related genera of bacteria by plasmids and other transposable elements. Articles such as these, often too long for standard journals, are the stuff of Evolutionary Biology. The editors continue to solicit manuscripts on an international scale in an effort to see that everyone of the many facets of biological evolution is covered. Manuscripts should be sent to anyone of the following: Max K. Hecht, Department of Biology, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York 11367; Bruce Wallace, Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacks burg, Virginia 24061; Ghillian T. Prance, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458. The Editors vII Contents 1. Discontinuous Processes in the Evolution of the Bacterial Genome ........................................ 1 Monica Riley Introduction ............................... ,........ 1 Internal Rearrangements ............................... 2 Large-Scale Internal Rearrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Small-Scale Rearrangements: Divergence of Duplicate Genes ......................................... 11 Interactions between Two Genomes ...................... 20 Transposons: Jumping Genes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . Plasmids: Incorporation into Genomic DNA. . . . . . . . . . .. . . 23 .

The Genesis of Animal Play

Author : Gordon M. Burghardt
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262025434
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Genesis of Animal Play written by Gordon M. Burghardt and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scientist examines the origins and evolutionary significance of play in humans and animals.

National Library of Medicine Current Catalog

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Library of Medicine Current Catalog written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development

Author : Robbin Gibb
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 012804084X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development written by Robbin Gibb and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development provides an overview of the process of brain development, including recent discoveries on how the brain develops. This book collates and integrates these findings, weaving the latest information with core information on the neurobiology of brain development. It focuses on cortical development, but also features discussions on how the other parts of the brain wire into the developing cerebral cortex. A systems approach is used to describe the anatomical underpinnings of behavioral development, connecting anatomical and molecular features of brain development with behavioral development.The disruptors of typical brain development are discussed in appropriate sections, as is the science of epigenetics that presents a novel and instructive approach on how experiences, both individual and intergenerational, can alter features of brain development. What distinguishes this book from others in the field is its focus on both molecular mechanisms and behavioral outcomes. This body of knowledge contributes to our understanding of the fundamentals of brain plasticity and metaplasticity, both of which are also showcased in this book. Provides an up-to-date overview of the process of brain development that is suitable for use as a university textbook at an early graduate or senior undergraduate level Breadth from molecular level (Chapters 5-7) to the behavioral/cognitive level (Chapters 8-12), beginning with Chapters 1-4 providing a historical context of the ideas Integrates the neurobiology of brain development and behavior, promoting the idea that animal models inform human development Presents an emphasis on the role of epigenetics and brain plasticity in brain development and behavior

The Alex Studies

Author : Irene M. PEPPERBERG
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674041992
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Alex Studies written by Irene M. PEPPERBERG and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether results of pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds were incapable of mastering cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. This is a synthesis of her studies.

The Cambridge Handbook of Play

Author : Peter K. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108135501
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Play written by Peter K. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play takes up much of the time budget of young children, and many animals, but its importance in development remains contested. This comprehensive collection brings together multidisciplinary and developmental perspectives on the forms and functions of play in animals, children in different societies, and through the lifespan. The Cambridge Handbook of Play covers the evolution of play in animals, especially mammals; the development of play from infancy through childhood and into adulthood; historical and anthropological perspectives on play; theories and methodologies; the role of play in children's learning; play in special groups such as children with impairments, or suffering political violence; and the practical applications of playwork and play therapy. Written by an international team of scholars from diverse disciplines such as psychology, education, neuroscience, sociology, evolutionary biology and anthropology, this essential reference presents the current state of the field in play research.

Communication

Author : Donald H. Owings
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489917454
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Communication written by Donald H. Owings and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ON THE FUTURE OF PERSPECTIVES When Patrick Bateson and Peter Klopfer offered me the editorship of Perspectives in 1992, the world of academic publishing was in one of its periodic upheavals. Subscriptions to series-even distinguished series such as Perspec tives-had been declining and individual volume prices had been rising, a trend that if continued could only result in the series pricing itself out of the market. In the course of the negotiations around the change of editors, the publishers offered a cost-cutting solution: change the production pattern to "camera ready" and elimi nate the costs of indexing and proofreading. While I could see the sense in this proposal, I was reluctant to accept it. Part of what I had always liked about the volumes in this series was that they were real books, intelligently proofread, nicely laid out, and provided with proper indexes. Thus, I in return offered a "Devil's bargain": the publisher should maintain the present quality of the series for two more volumes and make a renewed effort to advertise the series to our ethological and sociobiological colleagues, while I as the new series editor committed myself to a renewed effort to make Perspectives the publication of choice for writers who are trying to get their message out to the world intact and readers who are seeking clear, coherent, comprehensive and untrammeled presentations of authors' ideas and research programs.

Animal Play

Author : Marc Bekoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521586566
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book Animal Play written by Marc Bekoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-04 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal Play, first published in 1998, is an interdisciplinary study of play in animals and humans.

The Nature of Play

Author : Anthony D. Pellegrini
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781593851170
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Play written by Anthony D. Pellegrini and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comprehensive and up to date, this tightly edited volume belongs on the desks of researchers and students in developmental psychology, comparative psychology, animal behavior, and evolutionary psychology, and will also be of interest to anthropologists. It is a richly informative text for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses."--BOOK JACKET.

Olfactory Cognition

Author : Gesualdo Zucco
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027213518
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Olfactory Cognition written by Gesualdo Zucco and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was conceived as a tribute to one of the founders of the psychological study of the sense of smell, Professor Trygg Engen. The book is divided into four sections. The first reunites the fields of psychophysics and the perception of environmental odours and discusses the impact of odours on beliefs and expectations. The second addresses cognitive processes in olfaction, how odours are interpreted, lexicalized, associated with contexts and remembered. The third focuses on the cerebral bases of olfactory awareness and the neuropsychological investigation of olfaction with special emphasis on olfactory dysfunctions, and the last concerns affective and developmental processes in olfaction. The aim in producing this book is that it will help promote further research in olfactory cognition and attract new inquisitive scientists to the field. The volume will be a useful resource for academics, students, and professionals who study olfaction, as well as to scientists who work in the domains of perception, cognitive neuroscience and environmental psychology more broadly.