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" Developmental psychology : "
David R. Shaffer ... [et al.].
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BL
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891834
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| Title & Author
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Developmental psychology : : childhood and adolescence /\ David R. Shaffer ... [et al.].
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4th Canadian ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto :: Nelson Education,, 2012, c2013.
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xxx, 703, G-15, R-55, I-22 p. :: col. ill. ;; 29 cm.
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0176503498
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: 9780176503499
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction to developmental psychology and its research strategies -- Theories of human development -- Hereditary influences on development -- Prenatal development -- Birth and the newborn's readiness for life -- Physical development: the brain, body, motor skills, and sexual development -- Early cognitive foundations: sensation, perception, and learning -- Cognitive development: Piaget' theory, Case's Neo-Pitagetion theory, and Vygotsky's sociocultural veiwpoint -- Cognitive development: information-processing perspectives and connectionism -- Intelligence: measuring mental performance -- Development of language and communication skills -- Emotional development, temperament, and attachment -- Development of the self and social cognition -- Sex differences and similarities, gender-role development, and sexual behaviour -- Moral development, altruism, and aggression -- The family -- Extrafamilial influences: television, computers, schools, and peers.
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Adolescent psychology, Textbooks.
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Child psychology, Textbooks.
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Adolescents-- Psychologie, Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
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Enfants-- Psychologie, Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
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Adolescent psychology.
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Child psychology.
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| Dewey Classification
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155.4
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| LC Classification
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BF721.D476 2013
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cci1icclacc
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coll13lacc
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| Added Entry
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Shaffer, David R., (David Reed),1946-
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