Understanding child development : psychological perspectives and applications /
Sara Meadows.
- Second Edition.
- 1 online resource.
Revised edition of the author's Understanding child development, 1986.
Preface -- Introducing the study of child development -- Biological bases of child development : evolution and genes -- Biological bases of child development : brain development -- Big developmental theories : Piaget, information-processing, Vygotsky : image: anne and the balloon -- The development of cognitive skills -- Language development -- Cognition and education -- Personality, emotion regulation, and an introduction to developmental psychopathology -- Social relationships and the family -- Peers and the child as social person -- Play -- Key terms.
9781315223223 9781351840248 1315223228
2017051130
Child psychology. Child development. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development PSYCHOLOGY / General