An introduction to developmental psychology 

 - THIRD EDITION 
 - West Sussex, United Kingdom :  British Psychological Society  c2017 West Sussex, United Kingdom :  John Wiley an Sons Ltd.,  c2017 
 - xxvi, 822 pages :   illustrations (chiefly color) ;   25 cm. 
 - BPS textbooks .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Introduction. The scope and methods of developmental psychology / Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson and Darwin Muir<br/>Theories and issues in child development / Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater and Ian Hocking<br/>The nature-nurture debate / Alan Slater -- Part II. Infancy. Prenatal development / Christine Moon and William P. Fifer<br/>Perception, knowledge and action in infancy / J. Gavin Bremner, Kirsty Dunn and Diana S.Y. Tham<br/>Emotional development and attachment relationships / Elizabeth Meins<br/>Early social interactions with people and objects / Cintia Rodriguez, Julia Benassi, Lusia Estrada, and Nicolás Alessandroni<br/>The development of self and gender / Wendy Lawrenson -- Part III. Childhood. Cognitive development / Margaret Anne Defeyter<br/>The development of language / Heather M. Hill and Stan A. Kuczaj II<br/>Acquiring a theory of mind / Peter Mitchell<br/>Reading and mathematics in developmental psychology / Peter Bryant<br/>Memory development and eyewitness testimony / Stephen J. Ceci, Stanka A. Fitneva, Cagla Aydin and Nadia Chernyak<br/>Play and the beginnings of peer relationships / Peter K. Smith<br/>Prosocial tendencies, antisocial behaviour and moral development in childhood / Daniel Hart, Neeta Goel and Robert Atkins -- Part IV. Adolescence. Cognitive development in adolescence / Kang Lee, Gizelle Anzures and Alejo Freire<br/>Social development / Tirza H.J. Van Noorden and William M. Bukowski -- Part V. Practical issues. Educational implications / Alyson Davis and Naomi Winstone<br/>Risk and resilience in development / Leslie Morrison Gutman and Eirini Flouri<br/>Social problems in schools / Pete K. Smith and Julian Elliott<br/>Atypical development / Sarah Norgate<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-1-118-76720-7 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY<br/>CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF 713 I58 2017