Understanding Children's Development

by Helen Cowie (Author), Peter K Smith (Author)

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  1991

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  This second edition of Understanding Children's Development provides an overview of child development for those new to the study of psychology. Revised and updated to take account of new research, it includes two completely new chapters - Becoming Socially Aware and Learning in Social Context . Its opening section orientates the reader to the way in which psychologists study developmental processes and surveys the biological and evolutionary background of behavioural development. Substantial new material in Chapter Two reviews the recent work in mindreading in primates, which links to similar work on theory of mind in children (discussed later in the book). Understanding Children's Development goes on to consider all of the major aspects of development including social, moral and cognitive development. Emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of different kinds of psychological research, the authors give a sense of developmental psychology by describing in each chapter particularly important and revealing case studies. They also include ideas for classroom discussion and examples of practical exercises.

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  Paperback
  2003

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  This leading child development text, widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach, has been thoroughly revised and updated: * Provides international coverage. * Takes a rigorous research-based approach. * Now includes an additional chapter on prenatal development and birth. * Student-friendly features include detailed case studies, suggestions for further reading, and ideas for classroom discussion. Useful online support material, including multiple choice questions, to accompany this text is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/ucd.