The Development of Future-Oriented Processes (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development)

How Do Children Develop An Understanding Of Future Events? In This State-of-the-art Review Of Two Decades Of Empirical And Theoretical Work, Leading Researchers In Developmental Psychology And Neuroscience Explore What Is Known About The Development Of Future-oriented Processes. Following Marshall Haith's Seminal Studies On Early Infant Anticipation, This Collection Begins With A Survey Of Current Knowledge About The Early Development Of Expectations. Addressing Both The State Of Neural Research In This Field And The Role Of Language And Social Context In The Development Of Future Orientation, The Authors Discuss The Nature Of Planning In Action, Future Orientation In Humans And In Nonhuman Primates, And The Development Of Intermediate And Long-term Expectations With Regard To Cognitive Skills And Scientific Activity. Combining Developmental And Cognitive Perspectives, This Volume Will Interest Professionals In Developmental Psychology, Child Development, And Neuropsychology. Introduction / Marshall M. Haith, Janette B. Benson, Ralph J. Roberts Jr. And Bruce F. Pennington -- 1. Visual Expectations As The First Step Toward The Development Of Future-oriented Processes / Marshall M. Haith -- 2. In Search Of Infant Expectation / J. Steven Reznick -- 3. Planning And Perceiving What Is Going To Happen Next / Claes Von Hofsten -- 4. Perception, Action, And Skill: Looking Ahead To Meet The Future / Ralph J. Roberts Jr. And Michael Ondrejko -- 5. Learning, Prediction, And Control With An Eye To The Future / Duane M. Rumbaugh, E. Sue Savage-rumbaugh And David A. Washburn -- 6. Developmental Transitions In Children's Early On-line Planning / Thomas R. Bidell And Kurt W. Fischer -- 7. Discovering The Present By Predicting The Future / David Klahr. 8. Neural Mechanisms Of Future-oriented Processes: In Vivo Physiological Studies Of Humans / Daniel R. Weinberger, Karen Faith Berman, James Gold And Terry Goldberg -- 9. The Working Memory Function Of The Prefrontal Cortices: Implications For Developmental And Individual Differences In Cognition / Bruce F. Pennington -- 10. Language In, On, And About Time / Elizabeth Bates, Jeffrey Elman And Ping Li -- 11. Using Goal-plan Knowledge To Merge The Past With The Present And The Future In Narrating Events On Line / Tom Trabasso And Nancy L. Stein -- 12. Considering The Concept Of Planning / Barbara Rogoff, Jacquelyn Baker-sennett And Eugene Matusov -- 13. The Origins Of Future Orientation In The Everyday Lives Of 9- To 36-month-old Infants / Janette B. Benson. 14. The Rashomon Phenomenon: Personal Frames And Future-oriented Appraisals In Memory For Emotional Events / Nancy L. Stein, Tom Trabasso And Maria Liwag -- Epilogue: Further Directions: Variations In The Use Of Future-oriented Processes / Robert N. Emde. Marshall M. Haith ... [et Al.]. Rev. Proceedings Of A Conference Of The Macarthur Foundation Held In Apr. 1992. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.