Developmental Psychology : Childhood and Adolescence

Abstract

An overview of developmental psychology: Introduction Theories of human development. Biological foundations of development: Hereditary influences on development Prenatal development and birth The physical self: development of the brain, the body and motor skills. Language, learning and cognitive development: Perceptual development Cognition and cognitive development: a piagetian perspective Learning and information processing Intelligence: measuring mental performance Development of language and communication skills. Social and personality development: Early emotional growth and the establishment of intimate relations Becoming an individual: the self, sociability and achievement Sex differences and sex-role development Aggression, altruism and moral development. The ecology of development: The family Beyond the family: extrafamilial influences.