Publisher's Synopsis
Developmental Psychology offers students a comprehensive, research-based look at development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a topically organized way. Providing in-depth coverage of all major areas of child development, this second edition offers new topics and expanded coverage reflecting the latest research in the discipline. New material includes a discussion of the long-term developmental implications of prenatal and perinatal complications, major new research on infant perception, coverage of Martin and Halverson's schematic processing model of sex typing, expanded and updated coverage of the Ainsworth/Kagan debate, and a large section on the development of the brain and central nervous system.;There is now more emphasis on genotype/environment interplay and on the development of the self and self-concept. Shaffer continues to address his readers as active participants in the learning process, encouraging them to think critically about the issues, concepts and trends associated with developmental psychology. Throughout the text Shaffer uses questions to interest students in research and then suggests ways in which the research results can be practically applied or used as a springboard to further work in child behaviour.;This book should be of interest to degree and diploma students taking courses in psychology and sociology.
