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43 produkter
Infancy to Early Childhood
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Developmental Change
Av Jerome Kagan, Robert N. Emde m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1279 kr
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Behavioural genetics is a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field which attempts to explain the influence of genetic and environmental factors on behaviour through the lifespan. The preferred investigative technique for teasing out the differences between genetics and the environment is the …
Emergence of Morality in Young Children
Häftad, 1990
312 kr
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"The Emergence of Morality in Young Children is one of very few scholarly books concerning the development of moral tendencies in the early years. In its pages, a diverse group of eminent social and behavioral scientists address this fascinating topic and struggle with issues of inquiry that have …
Five Constraints on Predicting Behavior
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2017
369 kr
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A distinguished psychologist considers five conditions that constrain inferences about the relation between brain activity and psychological processes. Scientists were unable to study the relation of brain to mind until the invention of technologies that measured the brain activity accompanying …
Kinds Come First
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2019
358 kr
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An argument that the meaning of a psychological or biological measure depends on the age, gender class, and ethnicity of the human subject. In Kinds Come First , the distinguished psychologist Jerome Kagan argues that—contrary to the common assumption—age, gender, social class, and ethnicity affect …
Birth to Maturity
A Study in Psychological Development
Av Jerome Kagan, Howard A. Moss
Inbunden, 1983
994 kr
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This relevant and influential book is the analysis of a longitudinal study of eighty-nine individuals who were assessed at birth and again at regular intervals; observational, psychometric, and interview data were collected for each child and his family until the child reached adolescence, and …
Birth to Maturity
A Study in Psychological Development
Häftad, 1983
531 kr
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This relevant and influential book is the analysis of a longitudinal study of eighty-nine individuals who were assessed at birth and again at regular intervals; observational, psychometric, and interview data were collected for each child and his family until the child reached adolescence, and …
Argument for Mind
Av Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 2007
513 kr
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In this elegantly written book, Jerome Kagan melds the history of the field of psychology during the past 50 years with the story of his own research efforts of the same period and an analysis of what he terms “the currently rocky romance between psychology and biology.” As Kagan unwinds his own …
What Is Emotion?
History, Measures, and Meanings
Av Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 2009
478 kr
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What is an emotion? Can emotion be measured? How can we know if a person is experiencing an emotion?In this sophisticated overview of human emotions, a widely respected psychologist and author addresses the ambiguities and embraces the controversies that surround this intriguing subject. An …
What Is Emotion?
History, Measures, and Meanings
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2007
208 kr
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"Kagan . . . surveys a broad range of qualitative ideas from anthropology, psychology, and neurology to discuss the complexity of emotion as we know it." —Science NewsFinalist for the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award in the Psychology CategoryIn this sophisticated overview of human …
Psychology's Ghosts
The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back
Av Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2012
976 kr
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A leading psychologist takes a hard look at his profession today and argues for important changes in practices and attitudesThis book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the state of contemporary psychology. Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular …
On Being Human
Why Mind Matters
Av Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2016
683 kr
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A revered psychologist invites us to re-examine our thinking about controversial contemporary issues, from the genetic basis for behaviors to the functions of educationIn this thought-provoking book, psychologist Jerome Kagan urges readers to sally forth from their usual comfort zones. He ponders a …
On Being Human
Why Mind Matters
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2016
208 kr
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In this thought-provoking book, psychologist Jerome Kagan urges readers to sally forth from their usual comfort zones. He ponders a series of important nodes of debate while challenging us to examine what we know and why we know it. Most critically he presents an elegant argument for functions of …
Galen's Prophecy
Temperament In Human Nature
Av Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2019
2506 kr
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Nearly two thousand years ago a physician named Galen of Pergamon suggested that much of the variation in human behavior could be explained by an individual's temperament. Since that time, inborn dispositions have fallen in and out of favor. Based on fifteen years of research, Galen's Prophecy now …
Twelve To Sixteen
Early Adolescence
Häftad, 1972
419 kr
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Sociologists and psychologists examine the most critical elements in adolescent development
Developing Cultures
Essays on Cultural Change
Av Lawrence E. Harrison, Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2006
3058 kr
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Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture …
Developing Cultures
Essays on Cultural Change
Av Lawrence E. Harrison, Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 2006
1170 kr
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Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture …
Galen's Prophecy
Temperament In Human Nature
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2018
1060 kr
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Nearly two thousand years ago a physician named Galen of Pergamon suggested that much of the variation in human behavior could be explained by an individual''s temperament. Since that time, inborn dispositions have fallen in and out of favor. Based on fifteen years of research, Galen''s Prophecy …
Galen's Prophecy
Temperament In Human Nature
Av Jerome Kagan
E-bok, 2018
1037 kr
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Nearly two thousand years ago a physician named Galen of Pergamon suggested that much of the variation in human behavior could be explained by an individual''s temperament. Since that time, inborn dispositions have fallen in and out of favor. Based on fifteen years of research, Galen''s Prophecy …
Nature Of The Child
Tenth Anniversary Edition
Av Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 1994
316 kr
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The world-famous Harvard psychologist challenges many of psychology's most deeply held assumptions about human development,arguing, for example, that early experience does not inexorably shape our lives and that the influence of the family is more subtle than has been supposed.
Psychopathology
The Evolving Science of Mental Disorder
Av Steven Matthysse, Francine M. Benes m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
790 kr
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The scientific study of mental disorder is exciting today because of discoveries in molecular genetics, cognitive processes, neurochemistry and neuroanatomy. The study of mental disorder has evolved from a primarily descriptive discipline into a mature science that encompasses both biological …
Psychopathology
The Evolving Science of Mental Disorder
Av Steven Matthysse, Francine M. Benes m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
1820 kr
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The scientific study of mental disorder is exciting today because of discoveries in molecular genetics, cognitive processes, neurochemistry and neuroanatomy. The study of mental disorder has evolved from a primarily descriptive discipline into a mature science that encompasses both biological …
The Three Cultures
Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities in the 21st Century
Av Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2009
1186 kr
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In 1959 C. P. Snow delivered his now-famous Rede Lecture, 'The Two Cultures,' a reflection on the academy based on the premise that intellectual life was divided into two cultures: the arts and humanities on one side and science on the other. Since then, a third culture, generally termed 'social …
The Three Cultures
Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities in the 21st Century
Av Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 2009
398 kr
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In 1959 C. P. Snow delivered his now-famous Rede Lecture, 'The Two Cultures,' a reflection on the academy based on the premise that intellectual life was divided into two cultures: the arts and humanities on one side and science on the other. Since then, a third culture, generally termed 'social …
Three Seductive Ideas
Av Jerome Kagan
Häftad, 2000
460 kr
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Do the first two years of life really determine a child’s future development? Are human beings, like other primates, only motivated by pleasure? And do people actually have stable traits, like intelligence, fear, anxiety, and temperament? This book, the product of a lifetime of research by one of …
Surprise, Uncertainty, and Mental Structures
Av Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 2002
582 kr
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When we are startled by the new, confronted with discrepancies, our knowing gives way to uncertainty—and changes. In the distinctive manner that has made him one of the most influential forces in developmental psychology, Jerome Kagan challenges scientific commonplaces about mental processes, …
Long Shadow of Temperament
Av Jerome Kagan, Nancy Snidman
Häftad, 2009
305 kr
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We have seen these children—the shy and the sociable, the cautious and the daring—and wondered what makes one avoid new experience and another avidly pursue it. At the crux of the issue surrounding the contribution of nature to development is the study that Jerome Kagan and his colleagues have been …
Constancy and Change in Human Development
Av Orville G. Brim Jr., Jerome Kagan
Inbunden, 1980
939 kr
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How malleable is human nature? Can an individual really change in meaningful ways? Or, are there immutable limits on the possibilities of human growth set in place by the genes and by the early experiences of childhood? These are questions which touch our deepest political and personal concerns; …
