Developmental Psychology

Rachel Gillibrand is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the West of England. Virginia Lam is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London. Victoria L. O'Donnell is a psychologist and Director of Learning Innovation at the University of the West of Scotland

Contents
Section I Introduction to developmental psychology
Chapter 1 What is developmental psychology?
The debates of developmental psychology What is 'normal' development?
Chapter 2 Theoretical perspectives
What is a theory? Theoretical perspectives Psychoanalytical perspective of development Biological perspectives on development Learning perspectives on development Cognitive perspective on development Integrative perspectives in developmental psychology
Chapter 3 Research methods
What is research? The importance of understanding theoretical paradigms Methods in developmental psychology research Working with children
Section II Cognitive and linguistic development
Chapter 4 Prenatal development and infancy
How to grow a baby: the roles of nature and nurture in early development Prenatal physical development Prenatal development of the brain Prenatal abilities and behaviour Risks to prenatal development: environmental teratogens and genetic errors Birth The neonate: basic states, movements and reflexes The postnatal development of the brain Infant vision Infant audition Infant touch, taste and smell abilities Motor abilities in infancy Cognitive abilities in infancy: general models and approaches Infant attention Infant learning and memory Basic knowledge and understanding in infancy Categorisation in infancy Reasoning and problem-solving in infancy
Chapter 5 Language development
What is language? What communication is there before verbal communication? The four components of language How do infants' early social interactions prepare them for later language? Theories of development Phonological development Semantic development Syntactic development The development of pragmatics
Chapter 6 Memory and intelligence
What is memory? Memory in children What is intelligence? Intelligence in children
Chapter 7 The development of mathematical thinking
What is mathematical thinking? Understanding number The number system as a tool for thinking Reasoning and solving problems with numbers The step into rational numbers
Chapter 8 Theory of mind
What is theory of mind? How does theory of mind fit into a developmental perspective? Theories explaining theory of mind Theory of mind and children with autism
Section III Social and emotional development
Chapter 9 Attachment and early social experiences
What is attachment? Measuring attachment Attachment and childcare Attachment beyond infancy
Chapter 10 Childhood temperament and behavioural development What is temperament? Studying and measuring temperament Explanations for differences in temperament Temperament in the long term
Chapter 11 Development of self-concept and gender identity
What are self-concept and social identity? Theories in the development of the self-concept in children Understanding gender categories: children's gender identity
Chapter 12 Peer interactions and relationships
The peer group and peer interactions Children's friendships
Chapter 13 Adolescence
Physical changes during adolescence Cognitive development and changes in the teenage years Social development in the teenage years Mental health in adolescence Sex and relationship behaviour in adolescence
Section IV Clinical/applied aspects
Chapter 14 Development psychology and education
The application of developmental theory in classrooms Five themes of 'developmentally appropriate provision'
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