
Developmental Psychology
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 22. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-1-137-32500-6 (ISBN)
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Description
This accessible introduction to developmental psychology examines how children develop, from language development to social learning and the development of emotion. Comprehensive and engaging, it is the ideal introduction for A-level and undergraduate students, and for anyone interested in learning more about development in childhood.
Reviews / Votes
"As a concise, systematic introduction to developmental psychology, the book is a quick, worthwhile read that gets to the point directly without being bogged down in history, disputes and the details of research design and data collection." - Buxin Han, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of SciencesMore details
Series
Edition
2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-32500-6 (9781137325006)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-32501-3
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Amanda Ludlow | Roberto Gutierrez
Developmental Psychology
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09/2014
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Persons
Amanda Ludlow is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She spent two and half years at the University of Birmingham, where she still remains as a research associate, and she is the external examiner at both the University of Middlesex and Oxford Brookes University. She is the author of numerous scholarly works focusing on children with development disorders and in 2012 she co-authored a book entitled Developmental Psychopathology.
Roberto Gutierrez is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He joined Anglia Ruskin University as a lecturer in psychology in 2008 and has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge for the last five years. He is a social psychologist specialising in group behaviour as well the development of emotions. He is the author of numerous scholarly works on moral emotions and group processes. His current research interests relate to emotions and to group processes, more specifically, social identity and intergroup relations.
Roberto Gutierrez is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He joined Anglia Ruskin University as a lecturer in psychology in 2008 and has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge for the last five years. He is a social psychologist specialising in group behaviour as well the development of emotions. He is the author of numerous scholarly works on moral emotions and group processes. His current research interests relate to emotions and to group processes, more specifically, social identity and intergroup relations.
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Developmental Theories.- 3. Research Methodology.- 4. Biological Psychology.- 5. Cognitive Psychology.- 6. Language and communication.- 7. Emotional Development.- 8. Moral Development.- 9. Social Learning.- 10. Developmental Psychopathology.