Biology, Society, and Behavior

The Development of Sex Differences in Cognition
Herausgeber: De Lisi, Richard; McGillicuddy-de Lisi, Ann

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Applying current theory and research, this book links the development of sex differences in cognition to biological foundations, multiple social processes, and contextual factors. Areas covered include evolutionary biology, neuroscience, social roles, and cultural contextualism and the issues of the onset, causes, developmental trajectories, and patterns in children's and adolescents' thinking, problem-solving, academic performance, and social conditions that are related to behaviors in each of these areas. An edited volume with chapters by leading scholars, this book is meant for use by graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of developmental cognitive and psychology, learning and socialization, biology, and education. Cognitive domains addressed include language and verbal abilities, mathematical and quantitative abilities, spatial abilities, and social cognition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9781567506327
• ISBN-10: 1567506321
• Artikelnr.: 22036295

Autorenporträt

ANN McGILLICUDDY-DE LISI is the Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Psychology at Lafayette College. RICHARD DE LISI is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Rutgers University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Foreword by Irving E. Seigel Causes, Correlates, and Caveats:
Understanding the Development of Sex Differences in Cognition by Diane F.
Halpern and Simay Ikier Explanatory Constructs Sexual Selection and Sex
Differences in Social Cognition by David C. Geary Hormones, Brain, and
Behavior: Putative Biological Contributions to Cognitive Sex Differences by
Roslyn Holly Fitch and Heather A. Bimonte Sex Differences in Motivation,
Self-Concept, Career Aspiration, and Career Choice: Implications for
Cognitive Development by Allan Wigfield, Ann Battle, Lisa Keller, and
Jacquelynne S. Eccles Domains of Human Cognition Gender Differences in
Language Development by Jean Berko Gleason and Richard Ely Sex Differences
in Mathematical Abilities and Achievement by Richard De Lisi and Ann V.
McGillicuddy-De Lisi Maximization of Spatial Competence: More Important
than Finding the Cause of Sex Differences by Nora S. Newcombe, Lisa
Mathason, and Melissa Terlecki Children's Gender Cognitions, the Social
Environment, and Sex Differences in Cognitive Domains by Carol Lynn Martin
and Lisa M. Dinella Summary and Conclusions Emergent Themes in the
Development of Sex Differences in Cognition by Ann V. McGillicuddy-De Lisi
and Richard De Lisi Index