Developmental psychology : the growth of mind and behavior

Developmental Psychology: The Growth of Mind and Behavior
	About the Author
	Contents in Brief
	Contents
	Boxed Features
Preface
	Overarching Themes and Principles
	Linking Theory and Evidence
	Integrated Treatment
	Distinctive Pedagogical Features
	Supplementary Materials
	Acknowledgments
Part I
: Framing Psychological Development
1:
 Approaching Psychological Development
	Why Study Development?
	The Nature of Development
	Perspectives on Development
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Measuring Infants' Brain Function: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
	Studying Psychological Development
	Development and Social Policy: What Kinds of Experimental Research Are Justified?
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
2:  The Biology of Development
	The Basis of Development
	The Beginnings of Development
	Anatomical Development
	Development and Social Policy: Visiting Nurses, Prenatal Care, and Child Development
	Brain Development
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Repairing Brain Damage Later in Life?
	Behavioral Genetics
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
Part II: Origins
3:  Coming to Percieve the World
	Vision
	Hearing
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Cochlear Implants and the Question of Critical Periods for Auditory Processing
	Development and Social Policy: Legislating Early Stimulation
	The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell
	Intermodal Perception
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
4:  The Emergence of Action
	Foundations of Motor Development
	Perception and Action
	Learning to Engage in Specific Actions
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Mirror Neurons and Early Imitation
	Development and Social Policy: Can a Toddler's Motor Development Be Accelerated?
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
5:  Coming to Understand the Physical World
	Piaget's Approach
	Infant Knowledge and Understanding
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Advances in Infant Eye-Tracking Methods
	Distinguishing the Physical World from the Social World
	Development and Social Policy: The Myth of the First 3 Years
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
6:  Connecting with the Social World
	Developing Bonds between Infants and Caregivers
	Early Perspectives on Infants' Bonds with Others
	The Underpinnings of Attachment
	Individual Differences in Attachment Style
	New Directions in Developmental Research: New Insights into the Role of the Father
	Development and Social Policy: Day Care and Attachment
	Effects of Early Social Deprivation
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
7:  The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality
	Emotional Development
	New Directions in Developmental Research: The Effect of Parenting on Emotion Processing in Children
	Development and Social Policy: The Causes and Consequences of Problems in Emotional Regulation
	Temperament and the Origins of Personality
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
Part III: Developing Competencies
8:  Language Development
	The Structure and Complexity of Language
	Acquiring a First Language
	Theories of Language Acquisition
	Discovering the Meanings of Words
	The Growth of Grammar
	Effects of Age on Language Acquisition
	The Domain Specificity of Language
	New Directions in Developmental Research: A Language Gene?
	Language and Thought
	Language and Communication
	Development and Social Policy: The Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
9:  The Growth of Knowledge
	Dimensions of Cognitive Development
	A Closer Look at Piaget's Theory
	Domains of Knowledge
	Development and Social Policy: Sputnik and Intuitive Science
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Biological Knowledge and Exposure to Nature
	Sociocultural Views of the Development of Knowledge
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
10: The Growth of Cognitive Skills
	Memory
	Attention
	Development and Social Policy: Children as Witnesses
	Reasoning and Thinking about Knowledge
	Three Specific Skills
	New Directions in Developmental Research: The Genetics of Dyslexia
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
11: Intelligence and Schooling
	What Is Intelligence?
	New Directions in Developmental Research: A g for Emotional Intelligence?
	Origins of Intelligence
	Group Differences and Intelligence Tests
	Environmental Influences on Intelligence Test Scores
	Schooling
	Creativity
	Development and Social Policy: Computers and e-Learning in the Schools
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
Part IV: The Self and Others
12: Morality in Thought and Action
	The Development of Moral Thought
	Piaget's Theory of Moral Development
	Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Reasoning
	Alternative Theories of Moral Development
	The Development of Moral Behavior
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Moral Dumbfounding: Judgment or Intuition?
	Development and Social Policy: At What Age Should an Offender Be Treated as an Adult?
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
13: Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others
	Self-Concepts and Self-Representations
	Developing a Sense of Self-Worth
	Self-Regulation
	Development and Social Policy: Potential Drawbacks of Self-Esteem
	Developing a Theory of Mind
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Theory of Mind in Dogs?
	Making Attributions about Ourselves and Others
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
14: Becoming Part of the Family
	Parenting
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Epigenetics and Families
	Siblings and Family Dynamics
	Development and Social Policy: China's One-Child Policy
	Changes in the Family
	Child Abuse
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
15: Becoming Part of the Community
	Levels of Affiliation
	Media Influences on Development
	Development and Social Policy: Free Speech and Children's Rights
	Roles in the Larger Culture
	New Directions in Developmental Research: The Development of Racial and Ethnic Occupational Stereotypes
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
Part V: Broader Developmental Context
16: Psychopathology in Childhood
	Autism
	Anxiety Disorders
	Eating Disorders
	Depression
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Co-rumination, Gender, and Depression
	Conduct Disorder: The Case of Psychopathy
	Schizophrenia
	Treatment of Childhood Psychopathologies
	Development and Social Policy: Prescribing Psychoactive Medications to Young Children
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
17: Development after Childhood and Adolescence
	Physical and Physiological Changes in Adulthood
	New Directions in Developmental Research: Why Do We Age and Why Do We Live as Long as We Do?
	Cognitive Changes in Adulthood
	Changes in Personality in the Lifespan: Individual and Group Changes
	Stages of Life?
	Development and Social Policy: When Is It Acceptable to Deprive the Elderly of Some Rights?
	What Does It Mean to Be Old?
	Conclusions
	Study and Review
	Summary
	Thought Questions
	Key Terms
Epilogue
Glossary
References
Credits and Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index