Joint Attention: Its Origins and Role in Development

by Chris Moore and Philip J. Dunham

Book Overview

It is perhaps no exaggeration to suggest that all of what is intrinsically human experience is grounded in its shared nature. Joint attention to objects and events in the world provides the initial means whereby infants can start to share experiences with others and negotiate shared meanings. It provides a context for the development of both knowledge about the world and about others as experiencers. It plays a central role in the development of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080581437X
• ISBN13: 9780805814378
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"