childhood and adolescence Shaffer, David R. (David Reed) 1946- creator Kipp, Katherine. text bibliography at Australia Belmont, CA Wadsworth/Thomson c2007 2007 7th ed. monographic eng

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1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. Part I: Introduction to developmental psychology: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and its Research strategies -- Theories of Human Development Part II: Biological foundations of development: Hereditary influences on development -- Prenatal Development and birth -- Infancy -- Physical development: The brain, body, motor skills and sexual development Part III: Cognitive development: Cognitive development: Piaget's theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural viewpoint -- Cognitive development: Information-processing perspectives -- Intelligence: Measuring mental performance -- Development of Language and communication skills Part IV: Social and personality development: Emotional development, temperament and attachment -- Development of the self and social cognition -- Sex differences and gender-role development -- Aggression, altruism and moral development Part V: The context of development: The context of development I: The family -- The context of development II: Television, computers, school and peers David R. Shaffer, Katherine Kipp. Includes bibliographical references and index. Child psychology Textbooks Adolescent psychology Textbooks Ontwikkelingspsychologie Kinderen Adolescenten BF721 .S4688 2007 155.4 77.53 9780534632526 (student ed.) 9780495186793 (looseleaf ed.) 2006926764 DLC 060501 20230110062024.0 ocm71313508