Fundamentals of developmental psychology / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Peter, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Mitchell, Peter, 1959-

Ziegler, Fenja, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980.

Piaget, Jean.

Developmental psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new edition of the highly successful Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the thriving area of developmental psychology. The book addresses a number of fascinating questions including:Are children born good or bad?What do children understand about the mind?What roles do nature and nurture play in child development?As in the previous edition, the book follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental

Contents:

Themes and perspectives in developmental psychology

Methodological approaches

The development of thinking

Does Piaget's theory stand up to examination?

What children understand about the mind

Developmental disorders

Autism

Numerical development : what do young children understand about the world of numbers?

Developing an ability to draw

Developing an ability to see the world

The role of heredity and environment in intelligence

Language development

Developing an ability to communicate

Parenting and the development of love and attachment

Moral development

Development of antisocial behaviour.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Fundamentals of development / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler. 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and indexes.

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Related Work:

Mitchell, Peter, 1959- Fundamentals of development.

ISBN:

1-135-00798-5

0-203-73635-4

1-299-27878-7

1-135-00799-3

9780203736357

OCLC:

830161398