Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Outcome of an international symposium held in Berlin, West Germany, Jan. 1984.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume is the outcome of an international symposium held in Berlin, FRG, which brought together researchers in the field of infant development. The contributors are from Europe and North America, and have as their primary professional interest either pediatrics, biology or psychology. These fields, in spite of common involvement and large overlap, still have to overcome communication problems and differences in scientific approaches. The emphasis of this book is on the efforts of the participants towards reaching a mutual understanding. In spite of disciplinary diversity, the papers in this book complement each other, and set the scene for future multidisciplinary research and exchange in the field of infant development.

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Front Cover; Psychobiology and Early Development; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. Perinatal Practices: A Biosocial Perspective; Chapter 2. Longitudinal Aspects of Perinatal Care for the Development of Normal Infants; Chapter 3. Infant Behaviour and Temperament During the First Month of Life; Chapter 4. Multi-Method Measurement of the Early Parent-Infant System with Easy and Difficult Newborns; Chapter 5. Antecedents and Consequences of Maternal Sensitivity: A Longitudinal Study; Chapter 6. Aspects of Motion Perception in Infancy