Mitchell, Peter, 1959-

Fundamentals of developmental psychology / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler. - 2nd edition. - Hove : Psychology Press, 2013. - xiii, 308 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

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.

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Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980.


Developmental psychology.
Child development--Psychological aspects.

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