TY  - BOOK
AU  - Butterworth,George
AU  - Harris,Margaret
TI  - Principles of developmental psychology
T2  - Principles of psychology
SN  - 9780863772801
U1  - 155 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Hove, New York
PB  - Psychology Press
KW  - Developmental psychology
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical reference and index; Pt. 1. History and methods of developmental psychology.
Ch. 1. Developmental Psychology.
Ch. 2. The Modern Synthesis --
Pt. 2. Infancy
Ch. 3. Pre-natal development.
Ch. 4. Perceptual development in infancy.
Ch. 5. The development of motor skills in infancy.
Ch. 6. Origins of knowledge --
Pt. 3. Early childhood
Ch. 7. The emergence of symbol.
Ch. 8. Symbolic representation in play and drawing.
Ch. 9. Cognitive development in early childhood --
Pt. 4. Middle childhood.
Ch. 10. Cognitive development in the middle childhood.
Ch. 11. The impact of school.
Pt. 5. Adolescence and adulthood.
Ch. 12. Adolescence.
Ch. 13. Development in adulthood
N2  - Developmental psychology is concerned with the scientific understanding of age-related changes in experience and behaviour, not only in children but throughout the lifespan. The task is to discover, describe, and explain how development occurs, from its earliest origins, into childhood, adulthood, and old age. To understand human development requires one not only to make contact with human nature but also to consider the diverse effects of culture on the developing child. Development is as much a process of acquiring culture as it is of biological growth. This book reviews the history of developmental psychology with respect to both its nature and the effects of transmission of culture. The major theorists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Piaget, Vygotsky and Bowlby are introduced to provide a background to contemporary research and the modern synthesis of nature and nurture. This brief textbook is suitable as an introduction to developmental psychology, both at A level and for beginning undergraduate students. It aims to be of interest to psychologists, educationalists, social workers and others with an interest in a contemporary understanding of factors involved in human development
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