Developmental Psychology

Höfundar: Patrick Leman; Andy Bremner (Útgáfa: 2)
Developmental Psychology

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Developmental Psychology is a market leading textbook with a highly respected author team. This edition combines classic and uptodate research across the broad span of this dynamic subject area to give a comprehensive introduction and is designed for first and second year undergraduate students. This topical approach provides a sophisticated presentation of the theories that guide research in developmental psychology whilst also retaining a focus on the importance of data.

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Útgefandi
McGraw-Hill UK
ISBN
9781526847454
Print ISBN
9780077175191
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
2
Höfundar
Patrick Leman; Andy Bremner
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2019-01-23
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Brief Contents
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Guided Tour
  • Connect
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Create
  • Chapter 1 Developmental Psychology: Themes and Contexts
  • Themes of Development
  • Perspectives on Development
  • Chapter 2 Theories in Developmental Psychology
  • The Role of Theories in Developmental Psychology
  • Origins of Thought about Human Development
  • Behaviourism and Maturationism in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Psychodynamics and Ethology
  • Grand Theories of Cognitive Development
  • Information Processing and Computational Accounts of Cognitive Development
  • Neuroscience and Developmental Theories
  • Chapter 3 Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
  • Methodological Approaches to Studying Human Development
  • Methods for Data Collection
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Selecting a Sample
  • Research Design in Developmental Psychology
  • Studying Change over Time
  • The Ethics of Research with Children
  • Chapter 4 Physical Development: Growing a Body
  • Prenatal Development
  • Risks in the Prenatal Environment
  • Childbirth
  • Physical Growth
  • Sexual Maturation
  • Chapter 5 The Biology of Development: Genes, Nervous System, Brain and Environment
  • The Process of Genetic Transmission
  • Inheritance and Gene Expression
  • Genetic Disorders
  • Behavioural Genetics
  • Development of the Brain and Nervous System
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Chapter 6 Perceptual and Sensorimotor Development
  • Learning to Perceive?
  • The Development of the Sensory Systems
  • Multisensory Development
  • Infants’ and Children’s Perception of Themselves and the World Around Them
  • Sensorimotor Development
  • State Change and Sleep in Infancy
  • Chapter 7 Emotional Development and Attachment
  • Early Emotional Development
  • Primary and Secondary Emotions
  • Children’s Understanding of Their Own and Others’ Emotions
  • Attachment
  • Chapter 8 Language and Communication
  • The Antecedents of Language Development
  • Theories of Language Development
  • Semantic Development
  • The Acquisition of Grammar
  • Knowing about Language
  • Facilitating Children’s Language Development
  • Chapter 9 Cognitive Development: Origins of Knowledge
  • Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  • Piaget’s Constructivism
  • A Stage Theory of Cognitive Development
  • Evaluation of Piaget’s Theory
  • Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development
  • Evaluation of Vygotsky’s Theory
  • Social Cognitive Development: Understanding and Learning from Others
  • Chapter 10 The Development of Cognitive Functions
  • Cognitive Psychology and Developmental Psychology
  • Learning in Infants and Children
  • The Information-Processing Account of Cognitive Development
  • The Development of Executive Functions and Cognitive Strategies
  • Developmental Changes in Some Significant Cognitive Abilities
  • Changes in Mental Representations: Impacts on Information Processing
  • Metacognition
  • Chapter 11 Intelligence, Achievement and Learning
  • Theories of Intelligence
  • Testing Intelligence
  • Individual Differences in Intelligence
  • Processes of Learning
  • Learning from Teachers and Learning from Peers
  • Beyond the Norms: Giftedness and Intellectual Deficits
  • Creativity
  • Chapter 12 Parents, Peers and Social Relationships
  • The Family
  • The Social Context of Family Life
  • Peers
  • The Development of Friendship
  • Chapter 13 Social Identities: Gender, Gender Roles and Ethnicity
  • Sex and Gender in Development
  • Biology, Cognition and Gender
  • Social Influences on Gender Typing
  • The Development of Ethnic Group Understanding and Prejudice
  • Chapter 14 Morality, Altruism and Aggression
  • Moral Development
  • Behaviour and Moral Development
  • Prosocial Behaviour and Altruism
  • The Development of Aggression
  • Chapter 15 Atypical Development with Alice Jones
  • The Developmental Approach to Developmental Disorders
  • What is Atypical Development?
  • Classifying Developmental Disorders
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Childhood Depression
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • Chapter 16 Development in Adulthood
  • The Importance of a Lifespan Perspective
  • Physical Changes through Adulthood
  • Cognitive and Behavioural Change in Adulthood
  • Social Development in Adulthood
  • Successful Ageing
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Author index
  • Subject index