1st Edition

Principles of Developmental Psychology An Introduction

By George Butterworth Copyright 1994
288 Pages
by Psychology Press

288 Pages
by Psychology Press

288 Pages
by Psychology Press

Developmental psychology is concerned with the scientific understanding of age-related changes in experience and behaviour, not only in children but throughout the lifespan. The task is to discover, describe, and explain how development occurs, from its earliest origins, into childhood, adulthood, and old age. To understand human development requires one not only to make contact with human nature... Read more
Developmental Psychology. The Modern Synthesis - 1947-Present. The Origins of Developmental Psychology. Development in Infancy - Perception and Action Systems. Origins of Knowledge. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood. Middle Childhood. Adolescence and Life Span Development.

Biography

George Butterworth