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    The Self in Infancy: Theory and Research

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    The origins of knowledge about the self is arguably the most fundamental problem of psychology. It is a classic theme that has preoccupied great psychologists, beginning with William James and Freud. On reading current literature, today's developmental psychologists and ethologists are clearly expressing a renewed interest in the topic. Furthermore, recent progress in the study of infant and animal behavior, provides important and genuinely new insights regarding the origins of self-knowledge.

    This book is a collection of current theoretical views and research on the self in early infancy, prior to self-identification and the well-documented emergence of mirror self-recognition. The focus is on the early sense of self of the young infant. Its aim is to provide an account of recent research substantiating the precursors of self-recognition and self-identification. By concentrating on early infancy, the book provides an updated look at the origins of self-knowledge.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateOct 30, 1995
    ISBN9780080542638
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      The book is excellent, but the font in the Scribd version is too small and cannot be enlarged on the desktop (on a tablet it can, though it tends to slip back to small). Also, one can make bookmarks but not notes or highlights. This is probably the case for the rest of the series.