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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies. Part II: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 2. Hereditary Influences on Development. 3. Prenatal Development and Birth. 4. Infancy. 5. Physical Development: The Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development. Part III: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 6. Cognitive Development: Piaget's Theory and Vygotsky's Sociocultural Viewpoint. 7. Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives. 8. Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance. 9. Development of Language and Communication Skills. Part IV: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 10. Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment. 11. Development of the Self and Social Cognition. 12. Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development. 13. Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development. Part V: THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT. 14. The Family. 15. Peers, School, and Media.
