U-Shaped Behavioral Growth

U-Shaped Behavioral Growth discusses a phenomenon called "U-shaped behavioral growth , in which some behaviors appear, disappear, and then reappear over time.

This book covers structuralist approaches, production system models of information processing, rule systems approach, nativism, and a model of how maturation factors may influence U-shaped behavioral growth. A broad range of content domains that compare where there is and there is no overlap in the understanding of the developmental processes occurring in U-shaped behavioral growth is also included. The domains considered include the development of physical and musical concepts, metaphor production, artistic production, face perception, social cognition, and language acquisition.

This publication is a good reference for psychologists, psychiatrists, and medical practitioners conducting work on the U-shaped behavioral growth.

Contenu

List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Representational Reorganization
Relations Between Phases 1 and 3
Reference Note
References
1 U-Shaped Behavioral Growth in Ratio Comparisons
Method
Subjects
Results
Discussion
Reference Notes
References
2 U-Shaped Behavioral Curves: It's Not Whether You're Right or Wrong, It's Why
The Rule Assessment Approach to Cognitive Development
Possible Performance Patterns
References
3 Nonmonotone Assessment of Monotone Development: An Information Processing Analysis
The Uniqueness of Developmental Psychology
Are U-Shaped Curves Important?
Qualitative and Quantitative Differences in Knowledge Systems
Production Systems and Developmental Theory
Reference Notes
References
4 An Information Processing Viewpoint on Nonmonotone Assessment of Monotone Development
A Model of Transition
Sources of Nonmonotone Developmental Phenomena
Reference Note
References
5 Starting to Talk Worse: Clues to Language Acquisition from Children's Late Speech Errors
Overregularization of Inflectional Morphology: A Jumping-Off Point
Learning About Lexical Structure
Implicit and Explicit Ways to Say the Same Thing
Recognizing Abstract Similarities Between Spatial and Nonspatial Meanings
Summary and Conclusions
Reference Note
References
6 First Intimations of Artistry
The Enigma of Early Artistic Production
Early Metaphors
First Drawings
Patterns of Development in Literary and Graphic Realms
Portraying the Skills of the Young Child: A First Draft of Artistry
Two Facets of Artistry
Reference Notes
References
7 Face Perception: Anomalies of Development
From Two to Ten: What Is Developing?
Developmental Anomalies in Adolescence
Explanations of Development
General Conclusions
Reference Notes
References
8 Revisiting Children's Drawings of Simple Rhythms: A Function for Reflection-in-Action
An Overview of the Typology
Action and Description
The Typology Revisited
Conclusions and Implications
Reference Notes
References
9 Intuitive Thinking? A Digression Stimulated by U-Shaped Curves
U-Shaped Curves in the Context of Intuitive Thinking
References
10 Nonmonotonic Developmental Trends in Social Cognition: The Case of Gender Identity
A Study of Gender Constancy Development
Cognitive Channeling of Social-Affective Processes
Theories of U-Shaped Growth
Implications for Measurement
Reference Notes
References
11 Studies in the Development of Cognitive Processes
The Stable State
The Initial State
The Mapping Function
Instructive Versus Selective Theories of Learning in Language Acquisition
Development, Memory, and Cognitive Continuity
Observations About Some Developmental Sequences
General Discussion and Conclusion
References
Index