Child development / Laura E. Berk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

BRIEF CONTENTS:

PART 1;
Theory and Research in Child Development 2
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions 2
Chapter 2 Research Strategies 40

PART II:
Foundations of Development 68
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth 68
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual capacities 124
Chapter 5 Physical Growth 170

PART III:
Cognitive and Language Development 218
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, core knowledge, and vygotskian perspectives 218
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An information processing perspective 270
Chapter 8 Intelligence 312
Chapter 9 Language Development 352

PART IV
Personality and Social Development 394
Chapter 10 Emotional Development 394
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding 436
Chapter 12 Moral Development 474
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles 518

PART V:
Contexts for Development 556
Chapter 14 The Family 556
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling 596