Fundamentals of developmental psychology

Mitchell, Peter, 1959-

Fundamentals of developmental psychology [electronic resource] / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler. - 2nd ed. - New York : Psychology Press, 2013. - xiii, 308 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)

Rev. ed. of: Fundamentals of development / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler. 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and indexes.

Themes and perspectives in developmental psychology -- Methodological approaches -- The development of thinking -- Does Piaget's theory stand up to examination? -- What children understand about the mind -- Developmental disorders -- Autism -- Numerical development : what do young children understand about the world of numbers? -- Developing an ability to draw -- Developing an ability to see the world -- The role of heredity and environment in intelligence -- Language development -- Developing an ability to communicate -- Parenting and the development of love and attachment -- Moral development -- Development of antisocial behaviour.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203736357 (electronic bk.)




Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980.


Developmental psychology.


Electronic books.

BF713 / .M582 2013

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