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Developmental psychology : childhood and adolescence
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Developmental psychology : childhood and adolescence

Author: David R Shaffer
Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth ; London : Thomson Learning [distributor], 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 7th edView all editions and formats
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Provides students with an overview of child and adolescent development. This text focuses on application, helping students to form an understanding of developmental principles that can help them in  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David R Shaffer
ISBN: 0495186783 9780495186786
OCLC Number: 70988103
Notes: Previous ed.: 2001.
Description: p. cm.
Contents: Part I: THEORY AND RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES. 1. Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies. 2. Theories of Human Development. Part II: FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 3. Hereditary Influences on Development. 4. Prenatal Development and Birth. 5. Infancy. 6. The Physical Self: Development of the Brain, the Body, and Motor Skills. Part III: LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 7. Cognitive Development: Piaget's Theory and Vygotsky's Sociocultural Viewpoint. 8. Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives. 9. Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance. 10. Development of Language and Communication Skills. Part IV: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 11. Emotional Development and the Establishment of Intimate Relationships. 12. Development of the Self and Social Cognition. 13. Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development. 14. Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development. Part V: THE ECOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT. 15. The Family. 16. Extrafamilial Influences: Television, Schools, and Peers.
Responsibility: David Shaffer, Katherine Kipp.

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