Understanding children's development /
Peter K. Smith, Helen Cowie, Mark Blades.
- 4th ed.
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
- xxvii, 663 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Basic psychology .
- Basic psychology (Oxford, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [592]-643) and index.
Studying development -- Biological and cultural theories of development -- Prenatal development and birth -- Parents and families -- The peer group -- Becoming socially aware -- Play -- Helping others and moral development -- Adolescence -- Perception -- Language -- Cognition : Piaget's theory -- Cognition : the information processing approach -- Children's understanding of mind -- Learning in a social context -- Intelligence and attainment -- Deprivation and enrichment : risk and resilience -- Appendix A: Ethical principles for conducting research with human participants -- Appendix B: Careers in psychology.