Publisher's Synopsis
Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behaviour that come with age. They want to know how and also why people are different at different times of their lives in the ways that they behave, in their feelings, and in their relationships to other people.;The Longman Essential Psychology series provides comprehensive and concise coverage of all the major topics studied in undergraduate psychology courses throughout the UK, Europe and the USA. Each volume deals with a core module and is written by an international list of contributors who are all actively involved in research.