An Introduction to Developmental Psychology

List of Contributors
Preface to Third Edition

Part I INTRODUCTION
1 The Scope and Methods of Developmental Psychology
Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson, and Darwin Muir
2 Theories and Issues in Child Development
Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater, and Ian Hocking
3 The Nature Nurture Issue
Alan Slater

Part II INFANCY
4 Prenatal Development
Christine Moon and William P. Fifer
5 Perception, Knowledge, and Action in Infancy
J. Gavin Bremner, Kirsty Dunn, and Diana S.Y. Tham
6 Emotional Development and Attachment Relationships
Elizabeth Meins
7 Early Social Interactions with People and Objects
Cintia Rodríguez, Julia Benassi, Luisa Estrada, and Nicolás Alessandroni
8 The Development of Self and Gender
Wendy Lawrenson

Part III CHILDHOOD
9 Cognitive Development
Margaret Anne Defeyter
10 The Development of Language
Heather M. Hill and Stan A. Kuczaj II
11 Acquiring a Theory of Mind
Peter Mitchell
12 Reading and Mathematics in Developmental Psychology
Peter Bryant
13 Memory Development and Eyewitness Testimony
Stephen J. Ceci, Stanka A. Fitneva, Cagla Aydin, and Nadia Chernyak
14 Play and the Beginnings of Peer Relationships
Peter K. Smith
15 Prosocial Tendencies, Antisocial Behaviour, and Moral Development in Childhood
Daniel Hart, Neeta Goel, and Robert Atkins

Part IV ADOLESCENCE
16 Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Kang Lee, Gizelle Anzures, and Alejo Freire
17 Social Development
Tirza H.J. Van Noorden and William M. Bukowski

Part V PRACTICAL ISSUES
18 Educational Implications
Alyson Davis and Naomi Winstone
19 Risk and Resilience in Development
Leslie Morrison Gutman and Eirini Flouri
20 Social Problems in Schools
Peter K. Smith and Julian Elliott
21 Atypical Development
Sarah Norgate
Glossary
Names Index
Subject Index