Research Catalog

Title

Understanding children's development / Peter K. Smith, Helen Cowie, and Mark Blades.

Author

Smith, Peter K.

Publication

Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Cowie, Helen.
• Blades, Mark.

Description

xxxv, 568 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

Revised to take account of developments in the field, this edition includes new discussion of the major issues in current UK and European research as well as expanded coverage of the practical applications of this research.

Series Statement

Basic psychology

Uniform Title

Basic psychology (Oxford, England)

Subject

• Child psychology
• Child development
• Child Psychology [MESH]
• Child Development [MESH]
• Child Behavior
• Psychology, Child
• Child Development

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-558) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. 1. Theories and Methods. 1. Studying Development. 2. The Biological Perspective -- Pt. 2. The Social World of the Child. 3. Parents and Families. 4. Friends and School. 5. Becoming Socially Aware. 6. Play. 7. Helping Others and Moral Development. 8. Adolescence -- Pt. 3. Children's Developing Minds. 9. Perception. 10. Language. 11. Cognition: Piaget's Theory. 12. Cognition: the Information Processing Approach. 13. Children's Understanding of Mind. 14. Learning in a Social Context. 15. Intelligence and Attainment. 16. The Social Context: Deprivation and Enrichment -- App. A. Ethical Principles for Conducting Research with Human Participants -- App. B. Careers in Psychology.

ISBN

0631194126 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^97019079^

OCLC

36892790

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library