An Introduction to Developmental Psychology [Paperback]

An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 3rd Edition is a representative and authoritative 'state of the art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. The text is organised chronologically and also thematically and written by renowned experts in the field, and presents a truly international account of theories, findings and issues.? The content is designed with a broad range of readers in mind, and in particular those with little previous exposure to developmental psychology.

List of Contributors xxi

Preface to Third Edition xxiii

Part I Introduction 1

1 The Scope and Methods of Developmental Psychology 3
Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson and Darwin Muir

2 Theories and Issues in Child Development 41
Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater and Ian Hocking

3 The NatureNurture Debate 79
Alan Slater

Part II Infancy 107

4 Prenatal Development 109
Christine Moon and William P. Fifer

5 Perception, Knowledge and Action in Infancy 143
J. Gavin Bremner, Kirsty Dunn and Diana S.Y. Tham

6 Emotional Development and Attachment Relationships 183
Elizabeth Meins

7 Early Social Interactions with People and Objects 213
Cintia Rodr?guez, Julia Benassi, Luisa Estrada, and Nicol?s Alessandroni

8 The Development of Self and Gender 259
Wendy Lawrenson

Part III Childhood 303

9 Cognitive Development 305
Margaret Anne Defeyter

10 The Developmentl