Child development /

Berk, Laura E.,

Child development / Laura E. Berk. - Ninth edition. - xix, 652 pages, 146 variously numbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A personal note to students -- Preface for instructors -- Theory and research in child development -- History, theory, and applied directions -- Research strategies -- Foundations of development -- Biological foundations, prenatal development, and birth -- Infancy : early learning, motor skills, and perceptual capacities -- Physical growth -- Cognitive and language development -- Cognitive development : Piagetian, core knowledge, and Vygotskian perspectives -- Cognitive development : an information-processing perspective -- Intelligence -- Language development -- Personality and social development -- Emotional development -- Self and social understanding -- Moral development -- Development of sex differences and gender roles -- Contexts for development -- The family -- Peers, media, and schooling -- Glossary G-1 -- References R-1 -- Name index NI-1 -- Subject index SI-1.

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Child development.

HQ767.9 / .B464 2013

305.231

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