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Books
The books Dr. Chris Moore has written and edited.
New Book Announcement!
Dr. Chris Moore is writing a new book! It’s about all the ways that guilt appears in our lives and the psychology behind this most universal of emotions. It will be published by Collins Canada and Ben Bella (US).
The Development of
Commonsense Psychology
How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as driven by desires and informed by reason? These questions are at the heart of contemporary research on children’s "theories of mind." Although there has been an enormous amount of research on this topic, nobody - until now - has provided a coherent account that traces the development of theory of mind from birth to five years.
"This is a volume that can serve as both a base for a seminar on commonsense psychology and a valuable resource in libraries, where it will attract even casual readers interested in the everyday reasoning of children. Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers."
—CHOICE
"The uniqueness of this book is displayed on virtually every page, with detail to the underlying developmental processes unmatched....a very readable, likeable text that will appeal to undergraduate as well as graduate students."
—PsycCRITIQUES
"This is a volume that can serve as both a base for a seminar on commonsense psychology and a valuable resource in libraries, where it will attract even casual readers interested in the everyday reasoning of children. Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers."
—CHOICE
"The uniqueness of this book is displayed on virtually every page, with detail to the underlying developmental processes unmatched....a very readable, likeable text that will appeal to undergraduate as well as graduate students."
—PsycCRITIQUES
Children's Theories of Mind:
Mental States and Social Understanding
The contributors to this important volume examine several aspects of the child's theory of mind, and present significant research findings on the theory itself and how it changes and develops for each child.
"...there is something here for a wide range of readers, and I recommend the book for any serious scholar in cognitive, metacognitive, or social cognitive development who has any interest in children's social understandings."
—Contemporary Psychology
"This is a fascinating collection of papers for anyone interested in the interrelated areas of social, cognitive and language behavior....a useful addition to your library."
—Educational Psychology
"This book delivers the latest thinking on the child's theory of mind by some of the most eminent researchers in the field, and as such is an invaluable item for final-year undergraduates. postgraduates and researchers."
—British Journal of Developmental Psychology
"...there is something here for a wide range of readers, and I recommend the book for any serious scholar in cognitive, metacognitive, or social cognitive development who has any interest in children's social understandings."
—Contemporary Psychology
"This is a fascinating collection of papers for anyone interested in the interrelated areas of social, cognitive and language behavior....a useful addition to your library."
—Educational Psychology
"This book delivers the latest thinking on the child's theory of mind by some of the most eminent researchers in the field, and as such is an invaluable item for final-year undergraduates. postgraduates and researchers."
—British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Joint Attention: It's origins and role in development
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 the young child's understanding of both the social and nonsocial worlds and in the development of the communicative interplay between child and adult. The first devoted to this important topic, this volume explores how joint attention first arises, its developmental course, its role in communication and social understanding, and the ways in which disruptions in joint attention may be implicated in a variety of forms of abnormal development including autism.
"...the editors take care to ensure their readers enter into the dialogue with a good understanding of both the topic and the aims of the book. Because of these efforts, even readers unfamiliar with this research domain will find the discussions of theory and evidence that follow to be accessible and illuminating."
—Contemporary Psychology
"...the editors take care to ensure their readers enter into the dialogue with a good understanding of both the topic and the aims of the book. Because of these efforts, even readers unfamiliar with this research domain will find the discussions of theory and evidence that follow to be accessible and illuminating."
—Contemporary Psychology
The Self in Time: Developmental Perspectives
Human reasoning is marked by an ability to remember one's personal past and to imagine one's future. Together these capacities rely on the notion of a temporally extended self or the self in time. Recent evidence suggests that it is during the preschool period that children first construct this form of self. By about four years of age, children can remember events from their pasts and reconstruct a personal narrative integrating these events. They know that past events in which they participated affect present circumstances. They can also imagine the future and make decisions designed to bring about desirable future events even in the face of competing immediate gratification. This book brings together the leading researchers on these issues and for the first time in literature, illustrates how a unified approach based on the idea of a temporally extended self can integrate these topics.
"...it is a very interesting and well-presented book that deals with the complicated area of self-concept and continuity over time, filling a void in particular, of work related to the future self."
―Infant Child Development
"...it is a very interesting and well-presented book that deals with the complicated area of self-concept and continuity over time, filling a void in particular, of work related to the future self."
―Infant Child Development
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