TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaffer,David R.
TI  - Developmental psychology: childhood and adolescence 
SN  - 0534572146
U1  - 155.4 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Australia, Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth Thomson Learning
KW  - Child psychology
KW  - Adolescent psychology
N1  - Part I: THEORY AND RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES. 1. Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies. 2. Theories of Human Development. Part II: FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 3. Hereditary Influences on Development. 4. Prenatal Development, Birth, and Newborns'''' Readiness for Life. 5. The Physical Self: Development of the Brain, the Body, and Motor Skills. Part III: LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 6. Early Cognitive Foundations: Sensation, Perception, and Learning. 7. Cognitive Development: Piaget''''s Theory and Vygotsky''''s Sociocultural Viewpoint. 8. Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives. 9. Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance. 10. Development of Language and Communication Skills. Part IV: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 11. Emotional Development and the Establishment of Intimate Relationships. 12. Development of the Self and Social Cognition. 13. Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development. 14. Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development. Part V: THE ECOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT. 15. The Family. 16. Extrafamilial Influences: Television, Schools, and Peers. 17. Epilogue: Fitting the Pieces Together
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