Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Excitory and Inhibitory Influences on Reflex Responsiveness; The Startle Reflex and its Measurement; Startle Modification in Mature Organisms; Cardiac and Startle Reflexes in the Early Development of Rodents; Cardiac and Startle Reflexes in Early Human Development; Implications; 2. Two Kinds of Perceptual Organization Near the Beginning of Life; Prologue: A Philosophical Query; Introduction; Two Kinds of Perceptual Organization: Structure and Function; Two Kinds of Perceptual Organization Near the Beginning of Life
5. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Children: Detrimental Effects of Superfluous Social ControlsInternalization Versus Compliance: The Effects of Threats of Punishment on Children's Internalization of Adult Prohibitions; Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation: The Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Task Performance and Subsequent Intrinsic Interest; Understanding Social Constraints: Some Developmental Issues; The Effects of Superfluous Social Controls: Implications and Speculations; 6. A Model of Mastery Motivation in Children: Individual Differences and Developmental Change
A Comparative View: Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Perceptual OrganizationDevelopmental Continuity: Utility and Meaning; Conclusions; Epilogue: A Psychological Reply; 3. Constraints on Structure: Evidence from American Sign Language and Language Learning; Analog Representation and Morphological Organization; The Influence of Learning on Language; Summary; 4. Comparative Cognitive Research: Learning from a Learning Disabled Child; Contexts of Observation; Manifestations of Learning Disability: Formal Tests; Description and Ascription in an Informal Setting; General Discussion
A Model of Effectance MotivationConstructs in Search of Measures: An Interlude; Scale Construction and the Vicissitudes of Single Constructs; The Function of Reward: An Alternative Frame of Reference; Affective Concomitants of One's Motivational Orientation; Relationships Among Constructs; Musings on a Model of Mastery Motivation; List of Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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