Cognitive Development

Explores the psychology of children with updated, revised and expanded coverage of the field. Providing you with the latest research findings and opinions of distinguished authorities, it covers four areas: history, theory and methods; infancy and developmental psychobiology; cognitive development; and socialization, personality and social development. Included are integrative summaries, new perspectives and insights, critical analyses and explications of deficiencies in existing data and theoretical orientations. Going beyond merely a simple encyclopedic review of accumulated knowledge--the author offers a source book that encourages sophisticated thinking about fundamental issues, the formulation of questions and hypotheses and, in the long run, more good research.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Miller, Scott A.

Miller, Patricia H.

Flavell, John H.

Psychology & Counseling

PRENTICE/HALL

Cutting-edge and "big-picture" in perspective, this popular introduction to cognitive development focuses on both the fascinating nature of children's thinking and the excitement and change in work in this area. Using an integrated topical approach, it explores the developmental aspects of social cognition, perception, memory, and language. Theoretically balanced, it considers the full spectrum of approaches--from Piaget's developmental stages, to information-processing (including connectionism), dynamic systems, contextual, theory-change, neo-Piagetian, evolutionary, neuroscience, and constraint approaches. Infant Perception. Infant Cognition. Representation and Concepts. Reasoning and Problem Solving. Social Cognition/Theory of Mind. Memory. Language. For anyone interested in child development, including parents, students, and those in psychology, social work, education, etc.

Cognitive Development (4th Edition)

Pearson

Theories of Dev Psych, 2/E: Midlife (Series of Books in Psychology)

W.H.Freeman and Company

This update reveals how theories presented in the first edition have been modified or enriched by research conducted since then. The book provides coverage of influential theories of developmental psychology including: Piaget, Freud and Erikson, learning and social learning, information processing, ethology, and E.J. Gibson. The author presents the strengths and weaknesses of each theory, and places it in its historical and contemporary context. The book is appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in developmental psychology, child psychology and child development.

Theories of Developmental Psychology (Series of Books in Psychology)

W.H.Freeman & Company

Theories Of Development Psychology

This third edition of the book offers a current and comprehensive presentation of the main theories of developmental psychology. The text places the major theories of development in historical and contemporary context, giving readers breadth as well as depth of understanding. New to the third edition: an exciting new chapter that integrates Vygotsky's theory, contextualism, ecological psychology, and cultural psychology; new material on Piaget in the last few years before his death; new views of strategies, capacity, and microgenetic changes; new discussion of issues of domain specificity in information-processing, biological, and Piagetian theories; extensive updating throughout.

Theories of developmental psychology

W.H.Freeman

This third edition of the book offers a current and comprehensive presentation of the main theories of developmental psychology. The text places the major theories of development in historical and contemporary context, giving readers breadth as well as depth of understanding. New to the third edition: an exciting new chapter that integrates Vygotsky's theory, contextualism, ecological psychology, and cultural psychology; new material on Piaget in the last few years before his death; new views of strategies, capacity, and microgenetic changes; new discussion of issues of domain specificity in information-processing, biological, and Piagetian theories; extensive updating throughout.

VHPS

A heartfelt account of tragedy and devotion: Don't Eat the Elephants is Pat's account of her husband's struggle with Alzheimer's and the affect it had on their family.

Don't Eat The Elephants

Mental Health

Pocahontas Press

Clear, engaging, well-attuned to the latest research breakthroughs, Theories of Developmental Psychology is the ideal book for anyone interested in balanced overview of the major schools of thought for child development. In this updated new edition, Patricia Miller offers the most current, comprehensive, and insightful presentation of the main theories of developmental psychology available today. With superb scholarship and exceptional writing, the fifth edition of Theories of Developmental Psychology continues to show students both what is exciting about developmental theory and how it contributes to a broader understanding of developmental psychology.

Theories of Developmental Psychology

Worth Publishers

How Children Develop (Loose Leaf) & Theories of Developmental Psychology (Paper)

Siegler, Robert S.

How Children Develop & Theories of Developmental Psychology (Paper)

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