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International Texts in Developmental Psychology


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The International Texts in Developmental Psychology series is designed to embrace the emergence of new areas and developments in the field from a global perspective, providing state-of-the-art, higher level introductions to major topic areas. Each volume is written by a specialist who combines empirical data and a synthesis of recent research to deliver cutting-edge science in a format accessible to students and researchers alike.

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Visual and Motor Cognition in Infants and Children What Develops and What Stays the Same

Visual and Motor Cognition in Infants and Children: What Develops and What Stays the Same

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Christiane Lange-Küttner
March 21, 2024

This insightful book offers an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the development of visual abilities and motor skills in infants and children. Based on theory and cutting-edge up-to-date research about the development of non-verbal intelligence, it provides readers with essential ...

Emotional Development from Infancy to Adolescence Pathways to Emotional Competence and Emotional Problems

Emotional Development from Infancy to Adolescence: Pathways to Emotional Competence and Emotional Problems

1st Edition

By Dale F. Hay
April 29, 2019

Emotional Development from Infancy to Adolescence: Pathways to Emotional Competence and Emotional Problems offers a chapter-by-chapter introductory survey of all aspects of emotional development from infancy to adolescence, from delight, surprise and love to anger, distress and fear. Taking a ...

Developmental Transitions Exploring stability and change through the lifespan

Developmental Transitions: Exploring stability and change through the lifespan

1st Edition

By Sarah Crafter, Rachel Maunder, Laura Soulsby
March 27, 2019

How can we make sense of change and stability through the lifespan of human development? What role does personal experience, our relationships with others, and historical and sociocultural contexts play in shaping these changes? This is the first book to offer an integrative overview of the range ...

Fathering in Cultural Contexts Developmental and Clinical Issues

Fathering in Cultural Contexts: Developmental and Clinical Issues

1st Edition

By Jaipaul Roopnarine, Elif Dede Yildirim
March 01, 2019

How do men think about fathering? How does this differ across different regions of the world? And what effect does this have on child development? Fathering in Cultural Contexts: Developmental and Clinical Issues answers these questions by considering a broad range of theoretical and ...

An Introduction to Mathematical Cognition

An Introduction to Mathematical Cognition

1st Edition

By Camilla Gilmore, Silke M. Göbel, Matthew Inglis
June 01, 2018

The last decade has seen a rapid growth in our understanding of the cognitive systems that underlie mathematical learning and performance, and an increased recognition of the importance of this topic. This book showcases international research on the most important cognitive issues that affect ...

Aging and Development Social and Emotional Perspectives

Aging and Development: Social and Emotional Perspectives

2nd Edition

By Peter G. Coleman, Ann O'Hanlon
February 16, 2017

The psychology of aging usually focuses upon cognitive changes, with a particular focus on dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. But getting older is about more than simply changes to the brain and related health issues. Changes to our social and emotional lives are also hugely significant...

Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations Friends and Enemies

Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations: Friends and Enemies

1st Edition

By Barry Schneider
March 15, 2016

In the second edition of his unique study of peer relationships in childhood, Dr Barry Schneider re-examines this fundamental aspect of childhood. Taking the work of Jacob Moreno as its starting point, the book provides an up-to-date and accessible understanding of how children develop social ...

Children's Literacy Development A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning to Read and Write

Children's Literacy Development: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning to Read and Write

2nd Edition

By Catherine McBride
December 10, 2015

In the thoroughly updated second edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride examines how the languages we know help structure the process of becoming literate. Taking an ecological and distinctively cross-cultural perspective, the book looks at reading and writing development and impairment ...

The Child at School Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition

The Child at School: Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition

1st Edition

By Peter Blatchford, Anthony D. Pellegrini, Ed Baines
July 15, 2015

What is the nature of children’s social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides ...

Child Development Theories and Critical Perspectives

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives

2nd Edition

By Rosalyn H. Shute, Phillip Slee
May 14, 2015

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established and recent theories in child and adolescent psychology. This unique summary of traditional scientific perspectives alongside critical post-modern thinking will provide readers...

Attachment and Development

Attachment and Development

1st Edition

By Susan Goldberg
April 28, 2000

First published in 2000. Attachment Theory is the current dominant theory of parent-child relationships and their influence on development. The theory has generated an ever-expanding body of empirical work, and is one of the few contemporary comprehensive psychological theories. However, it is also...

Theory of Mind How Children Understand Others' Thoughts and Feelings

Theory of Mind: How Children Understand Others' Thoughts and Feelings

1st Edition

By Martin Doherty
October 15, 2008

Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings – but are children? When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children’s understanding of what other people think and feel, a central topic in developmental psychology known as "Theory of ...

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