DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE; An Advanced Textbook; Eighth Edition Page 1 DOI: 10.4324/9781003387145-8
Introduction: The Importance of Motor Development Motor behavior is critical to developmental …

To engage with the world—to understand the scene in front of us, plan actions, and predict
what will happen next—we must have an intuitive grasp of the world's physical structure and …

How can we understand causal relationships and how can we understand words such as
'cause'? Some theorists assume that the underlying abstract concept is given to us, and that …

La science a changé plusieurs de nos croyances pleines de bon sens et si chères à nos
yeux (quoiqu'erronées). Par exemple, certains croient encore que la Terre est plate alors …

Evidence consistent with a belief in impetus is drawn from studies of naïve physics,
perception of causality, perception of force, and representational momentum, and the …

Prior research suggests that infants' action production affects their action understanding, but
little is known about the aspects of motor experience that render these effects. In Study 1, the …

When parents brag about their baby's accomplishments and document their infant's
developmental achievements on calendars and smart phones, they tend to focus on …

Object names are a major component of early vocabularies and learning object names
depends on being able to visually recognize objects in the world. However, the fundamental …

Do infants learn to interpret others' actions through their own experience producing goal-
directed action, or does some knowledge of others' actions precede first-person experience …

Children take their first steps, speak their first words, and learn to solve many new problems
seemingly overnight. Yet, each change reflects previous developments in the child across a …