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* A representative and authoritative 'state of the art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. * Written at an easy-to-comprehend level by an international team of respected researchers, conveying their knowledge with enthusiasm and skill.

Table of Contents

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

An Introduction to Developmental Psychology

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 05/05/2017
      ISBN13: 9781118767207, 978-1118767207
      ISBN10: 1118767209
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * A representative and authoritative 'state of the art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. * Written at an easy-to-comprehend level by an international team of respected researchers, conveying their knowledge with enthusiasm and skill.

      Table of Contents

      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

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