An Introduction to Developmental PsychologyAlan Slater, J. Gavin Bremner An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 3rd Edition is a representative and authoritative 'state of the art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. The text is organised chronologically and also thematically and written by renowned experts in the field, and presents a truly international account of theories, findings and issues. The content is designed with a broad range of readers in mind, and in particular those with little previous exposure to developmental psychology. |
Contents
The Scope and Methods of 3 The NatureNurture Issue | 3 |
Summary and Conclusions | 37 |
Theories and Issues in Child Development | 41 |
The NatureNurture Debate | 79 |
InfanCy | 107 |
Perception Knowledge and Action in Infancy | 143 |
Emotional Development and Attachment Relationships | 183 |
Psychometrics | 208 |
Prosocial Tendencies Antisocial Behaviour and Moral | 511 |
| 541 | |
Adolescence | 543 |
The discovery of IQ gains over time American Psychologist | 574 |
Social Development | 577 |
A case study of one child | 607 |
PraCTICaL ISSuES | 611 |
Ebury | 643 |
Early Social Interactions with People and Objects | 213 |
The Development of Self and Gender | 259 |
ChILdhood | 303 |
The Development of Language | 341 |
Acquiring a Theory of Mind | 381 |
Reading and Mathematics in Developmental Psychology | 407 |
Memory Development and Eyewitness Testimony | 439 |
Play and the Beginnings of Peer Relationships | 477 |
Risk and Resilience in Development | 645 |
Social Problems in Schools | 683 |
Atypical Development | 715 |
Glossary | 751 |
names Index | 785 |
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