Aspects of the Development of Competence: the Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 14 (Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology (Series), V. 14.)

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. 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. 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 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. Published in the year 1981, Aspects of the Development of Comptenece is a valuable contribution to the field of Developmental Psychology.