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Preface
This book is intended as an introduction to the study of child
development. Throughout its chapters, attention is centered upon
the dynamics of child behavior and the role of environmental
factors in determining the course of child growth. The impor-
tance, at different ages and in different circumstances, of adult
and peer-group interaction upon the child's concept of himself
and his consequent attitude toward others is a major theme. Con-
ditioning and laboratory-tested special methods of teaching as
means of changing behavior are studied in the perspective of a
consistent field theory.
True incidents are frequently used to point up the discussion
throughout the book, which is the outgrowth of many years' ex-
perience with children and young people in a variety of situa-
tions as well as of university study. In no case has the quality of
such an incident been altered intentionally, but every precaution
has been taken to guard the identity of individuals.
The author wishes to thank the authors, editors, and publishers
who have granted permission for the use of copyright material.
Among them the following have allowed the reproduction of ex-
tended quotations, essential in the development of the text dis-
cussions: Leonard Carmichael, Director of the Institute of Sensory
Psychology and Physiology, Tufts College; W. W. Norton &
Company; Columbia University Press; and Harper & Brothers.
Special appreciation is due Professor Helen Hall Jennings, the
author's colleague on the Brooklyn College faculty, for encourage-
ment and valuable suggestions.
ILSE FOREST
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