With a cohesive narrative, clear art program, and carefully crafted pedagogy, the book guides students through material that is as rich as it is intriguing.
This second edition includes updated and expanded coverage of play, motor development, genetics and research methods The text has been pedagogically developed to encourage the reader to engage with empirical research, as well as theory, to ...
In this revised edition, David Shaffer succeeds like never before at presenting the facts, theories, and processes of developmental psychology in a clear, easy-to-read style. Long known for the way...
The Study Guide will contain the following for every chapter of the text: learning objectives, chapter outlines & summaries, vocabulary self-test (Part I: provide the term, Part II: provide the definition). short-answer study questions ...
This book invites readers to celebrate the beauty and to understand the depth of psychological development
Developmental Psychology
2 Basic concepts and principles in developmental psychology Derek Hook and Kate Cockcroft This chapter presents certain fundamental concepts in the study of human development . It also covers the following debates and controversies in ...
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Theory, Research, and Applications
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This book breaks new ground by integrating dynamic systems concepts with a contextual behavioral view of development. The two make a dramatically good fit and something new emerges from the...
Originally published in 1983, the purpose of this book was to discuss the relations between philosophy and developmental psychology, as those relations existed over the course of the history of the discipline and as they existed at that ...
Lacan ( 1977 ) postulated that it was important to understand how the symbolic world of language and culture acted upon the child and imposed an alienation ... Normal and pathological development Psychoanalytic theory arose from work ...
A student-friendly introduction to studies in developmental psychology that changed the way we think about the discipline today
Developmental Psychology: Selected Readings
This book provides students a balanced coverage of Australian and international research contributions within a rigorous and challenging textbook.
A welcome second edition of this popular text which offers comprehensive coverage of developmental psychology for first-time readers.
Developmental Neuropsychology, 1, 17-27. Young, G. (1977a). Manual specialization in infancy: Implications for lateralization of brain functions. In : S. Segalowitz & F. Gruber (Eds.), Language development and neurological theory.
Originally published in 1983, the purpose of this book was to discuss the relations between philosophy and developmental psychology, as those relations existed over the course of the history of the discipline and as they existed at that ...
The book takes a broadly topical organisation addressing the social and cognitive strands of development, providing an intuitive pathway through the core topics, and a final section which focuses on the clinical and applied aspects of the ...