The Development of Self-Regulatory Mechanisms

The Development of Self-Regulatory Mechanisms contains the papers presented at the conference on Early Childhood: The Development of Self-Regulatory Mechanisms, held at The Pennsylvania State University in January, 1970. The theme of the conference is divided into four areas of interest: biological regulatory mechanisms, early self-regulatory behavior, thoughtful self-regulation, and models of human self-regulation. Papers focused on subjects on neurophysiological and neuroendocrinological regulatory mechanisms; infant cognitive development based on cardiac response and attention patterns; factors affecting communication abilities; and similarity of self-regulatory features of computer programs to human regulatory mechanisms. Psychologists, neurologists, physiologists, and endocrinologist will find the book invaluable.

ContentsContributors Conference Participants Foreword Acknowledgment Conference Overview Biological Regulatory Mechanisms Early Self-Regulatory Behavior Thoughtful Self-Regulation Models of Human Self-Regulation Implications for Future Action Role of Experience in Development of Neurophysiological Regulatory Mechanisms and in Organization of the Brain Trial-and-Error Self-Organization as a Supplement to Limited Genetic Information Ontogeny of Regulation of Intake of Food Measurable Changes in Brain as Consequences of Differential Experience Discussion Conclusions References Discussion Effects of Handling in Infancy upon Adult Behavior and Adrenocortical Activity: Suggestions for a Neuroendocrine Mechanism Effects of Handling in Infancy upon Later Behavior Effects of Handling in Infancy upon the Adrenal and the Plasma Corticosterone Response and Emotionality Neonatal Sex Hormones and Behavior: A Model for Infantile Stimulation Studies Involving Corticosterone as Part of the Mechanism of Infantile Stimulation Studies on the Pituitary-Adrenal System of the Neonatal Rat Summary References Discussion Remarks of Dr. Lewis Lipsitt Determinants of an Infant's Cardiac Response to Stimulation General Procedure Response Measures Average Response Monophasic or Diphasic Response Initial Value Acceleration or Deceleration (Crossover Point) Behavioral State General Summary References Discussion Attention in the Infant: Avenue to the Study of Cognitive Development The Measurement of Attention Complexity, Contour, Rate of Change, and Age Response to Discrepancy Conclusions References Discussion The Sensory-Motor Origins of Knowledge The Development of the Universe: The Origin of the Categories of Knowledge From Sensory-Motor Activities to the Semiotic Function Conclusions References Of Language Knowledge, Apes, and Brains Language Knowledge: Formal Constants of Cognitive Achievement Apes: Heuristics of Cross-Species Comparison of Cognitive Function Brains: Preliminaries to Theorizing Discussion References Discussion The Interpersonal Regulation of Behavior Text References Discussion Regulatory Functions In Computer Models Computer Program Structures Examples of S elf-Regulation Final Comments References Discussion The Development of Self-Regulatory Mechanisms: Epilogue Self-Regulatory Mechanisms The Dynamic Interactional View of Human Development The Processes of Individualization Research Implications References Author Index Subject Index