Cover Title Page Copyright Brief Contents Contents Preface Guided Tour Connect Acknowledgments About the Author Create Chapter 1 Developmental Psychology: Themes and Contexts Themes of Development Perspectives on Development Chapter 2 Theories in Developmental Psychology The Role of Theories in Developmental Psychology Origins of Thought about Human Development Behaviourism and Maturationism in the Early Twentieth Century Psychodynamics and Ethology Grand Theories of Cognitive Development Information Processing and Computational Accounts of Cognitive Development Neuroscience and Developmental Theories Chapter 3 Research Methods in Developmental Psychology Methodological Approaches to Studying Human Development Methods for Data Collection Qualitative Research Methods Selecting a Sample Research Design in Developmental Psychology Studying Change over Time The Ethics of Research with Children Chapter 4 Physical Development: Growing a Body Prenatal Development Risks in the Prenatal Environment Childbirth Physical Growth Sexual Maturation Chapter 5 The Biology of Development: Genes, Nervous System, Brain and Environment The Process of Genetic Transmission Inheritance and Gene Expression Genetic Disorders Behavioural Genetics Development of the Brain and Nervous System Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Chapter 6 Perceptual and Sensorimotor Development Learning to Perceive? The Development of the Sensory Systems Multisensory Development Infants' and Children's Perception of Themselves and the World Around Them Sensorimotor Development State Change and Sleep in Infancy Chapter 7 Emotional Development and Attachment Early Emotional Development Primary and Secondary Emotions. Children's Understanding of Their Own and Others' Emotions Attachment Chapter 8 Language and Communication The Antecedents of Language Development Theories of Language Development Semantic Development The Acquisition of Grammar Knowing about Language Facilitating Children's Language Development Chapter 9 Cognitive Development: Origins of Knowledge Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Piaget's Constructivism A Stage Theory of Cognitive Development Evaluation of Piaget's Theory Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development Evaluation of Vygotsky's Theory Social Cognitive Development: Understanding and Learning from Others Chapter 10 The Development of Cognitive Functions Cognitive Psychology and Developmental Psychology Learning in Infants and Children The Information-Processing Account of Cognitive Development The Development of Executive Functions and Cognitive Strategies Developmental Changes in Some Significant Cognitive Abilities Changes in Mental Representations: Impacts on Information Processing Metacognition Chapter 11 Intelligence, Achievement and Learning Theories of Intelligence Testing Intelligence Individual Differences in Intelligence Processes of Learning Learning from Teachers and Learning from Peers Beyond the Norms: Giftedness and Intellectual Deficits Creativity Chapter 12 Parents, Peers and Social Relationships The Family The Social Context of Family Life Peers The Development of Friendship Chapter 13 Social Identities: Gender, Gender Roles and Ethnicity Sex and Gender in Development Biology, Cognition and Gender Social Influences on Gender Typing The Development of Ethnic Group Understanding and Prejudice Chapter 14 Morality, Altruism and Aggression Moral Development. Behaviour and Moral Development Prosocial Behaviour and Altruism The Development of Aggression Chapter 15 Atypical Development with Alice Jones The Developmental Approach to Developmental Disorders What is Atypical Development? Classifying Developmental Disorders Developmental Disorders Conduct Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Childhood Depression Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Chapter 16 Development in Adulthood The Importance of a Lifespan Perspective Physical Changes through Adulthood Cognitive and Behavioural Change in Adulthood Social Development in Adulthood Successful Ageing Glossary References Author index Subject index.