Psychology of Infancy (SAGE Library in Developmental Psychology)

This six-volume major work brings together influential works which explore the key conceptual issues and findings in research on infant development. With a strong focus on the contemporary research and ideas around the topic, these volumes also contain classic papers which have made important contributions to current images of infancy. The result is a comprehensive research tool which provides a historical account of infancy research, as well as an overview of the current state of play in the field.<br/>Each volume contains an introductory chapter in which the editors provide an overview of the literature and a guide to the relationships between topics, as well as providing the rationale behind the selection of the articles therein.<br/>Volume 1: The beginnings of life: Foetal development, atypical development and basic sensory abilities<br/>Volume 2: Memory development and object perception<br/>Volume 3: Motor development, spatial awareness and multisensory perception<br/>Volume 4: Cognitive development: From Piaget to the developing Theory of Mind<br/>Volume 5: The developing awareness of the social world: From imitation to talking<br/>Volume 6: Social development: Forming attachments and becoming self-aware