Development of the Child: Comparing Cultures

Synopsis

Discusses some of the characteristics of infants, including smiling, stranger anxiety, and attachment. Then proceeds to discuss and illustrate the growth of play, especially the capacity for symbolic play, which is viewed as one basis for the appearance of metaphor, gender being an example. Then discusses cognitive development follows, focusing on perceptual analysis of visual scenes, perceptual inference, memory for objects and locations, and performance of operations on memory, the growth of reflectivity, and the appearance of concrete operational thinking.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassete. VHS. col. 20 min.

Year of production

1975

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

Alternative title: DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD: A CROSS-CULTURAL APPROACH TO COGNITION.

Uses

Courses in developmental psychology.*

Subjects

Psychology

Keywords

children; psychological development

Credits

Writer

Jerome Kagan

Production Company

Name

Harper & Row

Distributor

Name

Guild Sound & Vision

Notes

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