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Social and cognitive aspects of the development of aggression in infancy
Author(s) -
Provost Marc A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1985)11:4<283::aid-ab2480110403>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , cognition , developmental psychology , dominance (genetics) , social competence , cognitive development , social cognition , social cognitive theory , poison control , social change , human factors and ergonomics , child development , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , gene , economic growth
This article addresses theoretical and methodological problems in the study of aggression in infants and toddlers. It is argued that the occurrence of aggressive behavior in very young children must be considered against the background of their developing social competence. As a result, evidence for the infants' capacities to act with specific intentions and the infants' knowledge of the other as a distinctive individual having his own plans and goals are reviewed. Studies of early social interactions in humans are then examined with special emphasis on cognitive development and social cognition. Finally, the problem of dominance in very young children's groups is considered.