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An Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Alan Slater (Edited by), AM Slater (Author), J. Gavin Bremner (Edited by)

9781118767207, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 5 May 2017

848 pages
24.6 x 19.3 x 4.3 cm, 1.406 kg

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.

List of Contributors xxi

Preface to Third Edition xxiii

Part I Introduction 1

1 The Scope and Methods of Developmental Psychology 3
Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson and Darwin Muir

2 Theories and Issues in Child Development 41
Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater and Ian Hocking

3 The Nature–Nurture Debate 79
Alan Slater

Part II Infancy 107

4 Prenatal Development 109
Christine Moon and William P. Fifer

5 Perception, Knowledge and Action in Infancy 143
J. Gavin Bremner, Kirsty Dunn and Diana S.Y. Tham

6 Emotional Development and Attachment Relationships 183
Elizabeth Meins

7 Early Social Interactions with People and Objects 213
Cintia Rodríguez, Julia Benassi, Luisa Estrada, and Nicolás Alessandroni

8 The Development of Self and Gender 259
Wendy Lawrenson

Part III Childhood 303

9 Cognitive Development 305
Margaret Anne Defeyter

10 The Development of Language 341
Heather M. Hill and Stan A. Kuczaj II

11 Acquiring a Theory of Mind 381
Peter Mitchell

12 Reading and Mathematics in Developmental Psychology 407
Peter Bryant

13 Memory Development and Eyewitness Testimony 439
Stephen J. Ceci, Stanka A. Fitneva, Cagla Aydin and Nadia Chernyak

14 Play and the Beginnings of Peer Relationships 477
Peter K. Smith

15 Prosocial Tendencies, Antisocial Behaviour and Moral Development in Childhood 511
Daniel Hart, Neeta Goel and Robert Atkins

Part IV Adolescence 541

16 Cognitive Development in Adolescence 543
Kang Lee, Gizelle Anzures and Alejo Freire

17 Social Development 577
Tirza H.J. Van Noorden and William M. Bukowski

Part V Practical Issues 611

18 Educational Implications 613
Alyson Davis and Naomi Winstone

19 Risk and Resilience in Development 645
Leslie Morrison Gutman and Eirini Flouri

20 Social Problems in Schools 683
Peter K. Smith and Julian Elliott

21 Atypical Development 715
Sarah Norgate

Glossary 751

Names Index 785

Subject Index 805

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]

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