Understanding human development: biological, social and psychological processes from conception to adult life /
Thornton, Stephanie
Understanding human development: biological, social and psychological processes from conception to adult life / Stephanie Thornton - 1st ed. - New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - 663 p.
Ch. 1: Studying human development --
PART 1: THE BEGINNING OF LIFE:
Ch. 2: Bodies and brains;
Ch. 3: Infant minds : perception, inference and understanding in the first 18 months;
Ch. 4: Growing emotions : social and personal development in the first 18 months --
PART 2: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD:
Ch. 5: Language;
Ch. 6: Reasoning and conceptual understanding;
Ch. 7: Memory, problem-solving and mechanisms of cognitive development;
Ch. 8: Individual differences in cognition --
PART 3: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD:
Ch. 9: Understanding other people;
Ch. 10: Personality and identity;
Ch. 11: Social relationships;
Ch. 12: Prosocial and antisocial behaviour --
A FINAL COMMENT:
Ch. 13: Toward a new view of development.
9781403933058
Child development
Developmental psychology
612.6 / THO/U
Understanding human development: biological, social and psychological processes from conception to adult life / Stephanie Thornton - 1st ed. - New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - 663 p.
Ch. 1: Studying human development --
PART 1: THE BEGINNING OF LIFE:
Ch. 2: Bodies and brains;
Ch. 3: Infant minds : perception, inference and understanding in the first 18 months;
Ch. 4: Growing emotions : social and personal development in the first 18 months --
PART 2: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD:
Ch. 5: Language;
Ch. 6: Reasoning and conceptual understanding;
Ch. 7: Memory, problem-solving and mechanisms of cognitive development;
Ch. 8: Individual differences in cognition --
PART 3: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD:
Ch. 9: Understanding other people;
Ch. 10: Personality and identity;
Ch. 11: Social relationships;
Ch. 12: Prosocial and antisocial behaviour --
A FINAL COMMENT:
Ch. 13: Toward a new view of development.
9781403933058
Child development
Developmental psychology
612.6 / THO/U