1st Edition
The Development and Meaning of Psychological Distance
284 Pages
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Psychology Press
284 Pages
by
Psychology Press
288 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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One of the paradoxes in developmental theory is the child's simultaneous intrapsychic and interpsychic development. While the child is growing in mental capacity and struggling to define self, behaviors are also being learned whose function is to integrate self into a social network, which often means that egocentric behaviors are in conflict with sociocentric ones. This theory draws upon... Read more
Contents: W. Damon, Foreword. Part I:Psychologicl Distance and Developmental Theory. R.R. Cocking, K.A. Renninger, Psychological Distance as a Unifying Theory of Development. K.A. Renninger, R.R. Cocking, Psychological Distance and Behavioral Paradigms. J. Valsiner, R. van der Veer, The Encoding of Distance: The Concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and Its Interpretations. U. Bronfenbrenner, Distancing Theory From a Distance. Part II:Psychological Distance as a Cognitive Demand. J. Kagan, N. Snidman, Temperamental Contributions to Styles of Reactivity to Discrepancy. J.S. DeLoache, Distancing and Dual Representation. W. Mischel, M.L. Rodriguez, Psychological Distance in Self-Imposed Delay of Gratification. M.W. Watson, K.W. Fischer, Structural Changes in Children's Understanding of Family Roles and Divorce. I.E. Sigel, The Centrality of a Distancing Model for the Development of Representational Competence. Part III:Psychological Distance as an Ecological Demand. P.M. Greenfield, Representational Competence in Shared Symbol Systems: Electronic Media From Radio to Video Games. C.U. Shantz, Children's Conflicts: Representations and Lessons Learned. J.V. Wertsch, J.A. Bivens, The Social Origins of Individual Mental Functioning: Alternatives and Perspectives. R.B. McCall, L. Kratzer, Psychological Distance and Underachievement. L. Okagaki, R.J. Sternberg, Putting the Distance Into Students' Hands: Practical Intelligence for School.
Biography
Cocking, Rodney R.; Renninger, K. Ann; Renninger, Ann
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