Developmental Psychology
An Introduction
Book
Hardback
632 pages
978-0-631-21395-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an account of human development from conception to adolescence. It is organised chronologically and also thematically, and each chapter is written by international experts. There are five major sections. In the introduction the scope, methods and theories of developmental psychology are described together with a detailed account of the nature-nurture issue. The next three sections - infancy, childhood, and adolescence - give a comprehensive account of the major developments, and the last major section, practical issues, presents implications and findings on educational issues, bullying, poverty and its impact on development and disorders of development. For instructors there is an intructors manual which includes figures and multiple choice questions. The text is designed for a broad range of readers, and in particular those with little previous exposure to psychology. The comprehensive coverage and emphasis on core topics should make this an ideal text for introductory students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
150ill.
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-21395-6 (9780631213956)
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: The scope and methods of Developmental Psychology, Darwin Muir and Alan Slater; Theoretical background, Alan Slater; The Nature/Nurture issue, Elena Grigorenko and Robert Sternberg. Part 2 Infancy: Prenatal development, Bill Fifer; Perceptual, motor and cognitive development, Gavin Bremner; Emotional development - affect and attachment, Elizabeth Meins; Social interaction and the beginnings of communication, Rudolph Schaffer. Part 3 Childhood: Play and peer relations, Peter Smith; Language development, Stan Kuczaj; Acquiring a theory of mind, Peter Mitchell; Reading, writing and number, Peter Bryant; Memory and eye-witness testimony, Steve Ceci; Cognitive development, Mike Siegal; Social development, Daniel Hart. Part 4 Adolescence: Cognition in adolescence, Kang Lee; Social development in adolescence, Bill Bukowski. Part 5 Practical Issues: Educational implications, Alyson Davies; Social problems in school - a focus on bullies and their victims, Dan Olweus; Poverty and intervention - an international perspective, Judith Chafel; Disorders of development, Vicky Lewis.