Causes of Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

by George Butterworth (Editor), Peter Bryant (Editor)

The question of what causes human development is a difficult one for scientists. Causal processes have been suggested at the genetic, the embryological, the evolutionary, and the social and cultural levels, but there has been little attempt to discover any common principles among different types of developmental explanations.

Twelve highly respected scholars, whose research in the field of development has received international acclaim, tackle this complex issue in a stimulating and original book. They write from the perspectives of cognitive developmental psychology, developmental biology, ethology, embryology, social psychology and computer science -- each of which offers the reader a different insight into the question.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1990

About the author

There are several authors on Goodreads with this name. For the composer, see: George Butterworth.

1. George Butterworth was a British professor of psychology, who studied infant development.

2. George Sainton Kaye Butterworth
(born London, 12 July 1885; died Pozières, France, 5 August 1916) was an English composer. He was killed while fighting in World War One.