Theories of Developmental Psychology is the ideal book for anyone interested in an insightful, in-depth look at child development. With her engaging tone and exceptional scholarship, Patricia Miller illustrates what is exciting about each theory she presents and how it contributes to a broader understanding of developmental psychology.
Revised to reflect the latest empirical and theoretical findings as well as our changing world Theories of Developmental Psychology 6th edition provides the most current and balanced presentation of developmental theory available today. New to the 6th edition: New coverage of biological approaches to development throughout the text and featured in an expanded Chapter 5, Biological Approaches: Ethology, Evolution, Neuroscience, and Genetics. New section, Immigrant Families, exploring the process of development in the context of adapting to a new culture.
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New section, Social Change, exploring how shifts in demographics, advances in information and communication technologies, and globalization effect development. New sections, Mathematical Understanding, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Embodied Cognition, Bayesian Computational Models and Developmental Robotics in the Chapter 6, Information Processing Theory, presenting the most up-to-date research and trends. New coverage of theoretical approaches to atypical development, such as autism spectrum disorders, psychopathology, bullying, and altered stress regulation systems. New focus on the 'state-of-the-art' in developmental theorizing today in the newly titled Chapter 9, Theories Today: Themes and Perspectives, with new coverage of Theory of Mind research, Dynamic Systems theory, and all new section on Core Knowledge theories.
Author by: Patricia H. Miller Languange: en Publisher by: Macmillan Higher Education Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 92 Total Download: 616 File Size: 40,6 Mb Description: Always reflective of the latest research and thinking in the field, Patricia Miller’s acclaimed text offers an ideal way to help students understand and distinguish the major theoretical schools of child development. This fully updated new edition includes a new focus on biological theories of development, and offers new instructor resource materials. Author by: P. Van Geert Languange: en Publisher by: Newnes Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 82 Total Download: 192 File Size: 52,7 Mb Description: Discussing (from various viewpoints) problems in theory building and theory evaluation, this book starts from the assumption that theories of development are particular ways of defining the concept of psychological development in terms of a specific conceptual framework, as well as in terms of a specific empirical range (nature of the explained phenomena, prototypical experiments and applications, etc.).
The first three parts deal with basic problems in modern developmental psychology, namely ways of describing development and how they direct theory formation; causes and conditions of development in relation with learning and the problem of precursors; and the individual and the socio-cultural dimension in theory building. The fourth part demonstrates three different forms of theory building, while the final part deals with an old philosophical problem in developmental psychology, the rationalism-empiricism controversy.
Author by: William C. Crain Languange: en Publisher by: Prentice Hall Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 13 Total Download: 509 File Size: 46,5 Mb Description: From Locke and Rousseau to Piaget and Bandura, scholars have advanced our understanding of psychological development. In this lively and readable book, Crain introduces the concepts of a number of outstanding theorists, giving special attention to the practical applications of their thought. This Fifth Edition features new discussions of: Piaget and his critics Freud's mechanisms of defense Werner and today's push for early literacy instruction Schachtel's views on why adults forget early childhood experiences The standards movement that dominates contemporary education. Author by: Phillip T Slee Languange: en Publisher by: Routledge Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 67 Total Download: 658 File Size: 53,5 Mb Description: Child Development: Thinking About Theories is one of the few texts to critically examine both modern and postmodern cotnributions to theoretical development in child and adolescent psychology. The text has been written specifically taking into account the findings from a focus group of Honours psychology students to include pedagogical features such as an overview of theories linking the various schools of thought, ideas for further study and links to selected websites; as well as the latest developments in theoretical thinking including evolutionary theory, feminism and indigenous theory,. Author by: L.
Goulet Languange: en Publisher by: Academic Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 59 Total Download: 923 File Size: 42,6 Mb Description: Life-Span Development Psychology: Research and Theory covers the issues and problems associated with a life-span conceptualization of developmental psychology. The book discusses the status,issues, and antecedents of life-span developmental psychology; an approach to theory construction in the psychology of development and aging; and models and theories of development. The text also describes the methodology and research strategy in the study of developmental change; the application of multivariate strategies to problems of measuring and structuring long-term change; and the mechanisms required for the operation of perception and recognition. Learning and retention; language; and intellectual abilities are also considered.
Developmental psychologists will find the study invaluable. Author by: Richard M. Lerner Languange: en Publisher by: Psychology Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 90 Total Download: 805 File Size: 45,5 Mb Description: A classic in the field, this third edition will continue to be the book of choice for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in theories of human development in departments of psychology and human development. This volume has been substantially revised with an eye toward supporting applied developmental science and the developmental systems perspectives. Since the publication of the second edition, developmental systems theories have taken center stage in contemporary developmental science and have provided compelling alternatives to reductionist theoretical accounts having either a nature or nurture emphasis. As a consequence, a developmental systems orientation frames the presentation in this edition.
This new edition has been expanded substantially in comparison to the second edition. Special features include:. A separate chapter focuses on the historical roots of concepts and theories of human development, on philosophical models of development, and on developmental contextualism. Two new chapters surrounding the discussion of developmental contextualism-one on developmental systems theories wherein several exemplars of such models are discussed and a corresponding chapter wherein key instances of such theories-life span, life course, bioecological, and action theoretical ones-are presented.
A new chapter on cognition and development is included, contrasting systems' approaches to cognitive development with neo-nativist perspectives. A more differentiated treatment of nature-oriented theories of development is provided. There are separate chapters on behavior genetics, the controversy surrounding the study of the heritability of intelligence, work on the instinctual theory of Konrad Lorenz, and a new chapter on sociobiology. A new chapter concentrates on applied developmental science.