Informationen zum Autor Robert S. Siegler; Jenny Saffran; Nancy Eisenberg; Elizabeth Gershoff; Campbell Leaper Klappentext How Children Develop is the topically organised resource teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child and adolescent development. The accomplished author team, well-known for their own leading clinical research in this field, integrates theory, cultural research, and applications in a style that is authoritative yet accessible to students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. An Introduction to Child Development2. Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period3. Biology and Behavior 4. Theories of Cognitive Development5. Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy6. Development of Language and Symbol Use7. Conceptual Development8. Intelligence and Academic Achievement9. Theories of Social Development10. Emotional Development11. Attachment to Others and Development of Self12. The Family13. Peer Relationships14. Moral Development15. Gender Development16. Conclusions

Klappentext

How Children Develop is the topically organised resource teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child and adolescent development. The accomplished author team, well-known for their own leading clinical research in this field, integrates theory, cultural research, and applications in a style that is authoritative yet accessible to students.

Inhalt

1. An Introduction to Child Development
2. Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period
3. Biology and Behavior
4. Theories of Cognitive Development
5. Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy
6. Development of Language and Symbol Use
7. Conceptual Development
8. Intelligence and Academic Achievement
9. Theories of Social Development
10. Emotional Development
11. Attachment to Others and Development of Self
12. The Family
13. Peer Relationships
14. Moral Development
15. Gender Development
16. Conclusions