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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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