Fundamentals of development the psychology of childhood Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler

Includes bibliographical references and index

Themes and perspectives in developmental psychology -- The development of thinking -- Do Piaget's theory and findings stand up to examination? -- What children understand about the mind -- Autism -- Developing an ability to see the world -- Developing an ability to draw -- The role of heredity and environment in intelligence -- Language development -- Developing an ability to communicate -- Parenting and the development of love and attachment -- Freud's theory of personality development -- Moral development -- Development of antisocial behaviour.

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