University of Kabianga

Child psychology :

Parke, Ross D.

Child psychology : a contemporary viewpoint / Ross D. Parke, Mary Gauvain. - 7th ed. - Boston : McGraw Hill, c2009. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Child development : themes, theories, and methods -- Heredity and the environment -- Prenatal development and birth -- Infancy : sensation, perception, and learning -- The child's growth : brain, body, motor skills, and sexual maturation -- Emotional development and attachment -- Language and communication -- Cognitive development : Piaget and Vygotsky -- Cognitive development : the information-processing approach -- Intelligence and achievement -- The family -- Expanding the social world : peers and friends -- Gender roles and gender differences -- Morality, altruism, and aggression -- Developmental psychopathology.

9780073382685 (alk. paper) 007338268X (alk. paper)

2008012737


Child psychology.

BF721 / .P279 2009

155.4