Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Discussing the future value of computers as tools for cognitive development, the volume reviews past literature and presents new data from a Piagetian perspective.

This volume presents a systematic examination of the impact of social structures on individual behaviors and on their development in adulthood and old age.

This volume presents a systematic examination of the impact of social structures on individual behaviors and on their development in adulthood and old age.

A presentation of current work that systematically explores and articulates the nature, origin and development of reasoning, this volume's primary aim is to describe and examine contemporary theory and research findings on the topic of deductive reasoning.

A presentation of current work that systematically explores and articulates the nature, origin and development of reasoning, this volume's primary aim is to describe and examine contemporary theory and research findings on the topic of deductive reasoning.

Each year, the Institute of Child Development brings together a group of distinguished investigators who share a common desire to understand the nature of development.

Each year, the Institute of Child Development brings together a group of distinguished investigators who share a common desire to understand the nature of development.

This volume juxtaposes two different domains of developmental theory: the Piagetian approach and the information-processing approach.

This volume juxtaposes two different domains of developmental theory: the Piagetian approach and the information-processing approach.

Aging in women has traditionally been defined by the menopause, however it is often social and economic changes which are more important to women.

Aging in women has traditionally been defined by the menopause, however it is often social and economic changes which are more important to women.

Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world.

Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world.

This book explores the relationships between intellectual development, self and personality, and proposes a comprehensive theory which answers such fundamental questions as: how do humans become aware of themselves?

This book explores the relationships between intellectual development, self and personality, and proposes a comprehensive theory which answers such fundamental questions as: how do humans become aware of themselves?

This book provides a comprehensive review of new developments in the study of language processing and related neural networks in schizophrenia by addressing the complex link between psychopathology, language and evolution at different levels of analysis.

This book provides a comprehensive review of new developments in the study of language processing and related neural networks in schizophrenia by addressing the complex link between psychopathology, language and evolution at different levels of analysis.

Reading in a Second Language offers a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon and process of reading in a second language, with graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and applied psychology as its primary audience.

Reading in a Second Language offers a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon and process of reading in a second language, with graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and applied psychology as its primary audience.

The psychological description and explanation of how children learn to work with numbers is dominated by the theories of Piaget.

The psychological description and explanation of how children learn to work with numbers is dominated by the theories of Piaget.

First published in 2000.

In the fifty years since its inception, John Bowlby's attachment theory has been powerfully influential on developmental psychology and, more recently, mental health.

In the fifty years since its inception, John Bowlby's attachment theory has been powerfully influential on developmental psychology and, more recently, mental health.

The importance of play in children's health and care services, both as a form of therapy and as a distraction, is often overlooked.

The importance of play in children's health and care services, both as a form of therapy and as a distraction, is often overlooked.

This book offers a fascinating yet disturbing account of the significance of racism in the lives of five and six year old children, drawing upon data from an in-depth study of an inner-city, multi-ethnic primary school and its surrounding community.

This book offers a fascinating yet disturbing account of the significance of racism in the lives of five and six year old children, drawing upon data from an in-depth study of an inner-city, multi-ethnic primary school and its surrounding community.

Early Socialisation looks at sociability and attachment and how they relate to emotional and cognitive development.

Early Socialisation looks at sociability and attachment and how they relate to emotional and cognitive development.

Epistemic cognition, the philosophical core of metacognition, concerns people's knowledge about the justification and truth of beliefs.

Epistemic cognition, the philosophical core of metacognition, concerns people's knowledge about the justification and truth of beliefs.

This thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development throughout the lifespan.

This thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development throughout the lifespan.

Psychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.

Psychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.

Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit.

Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit.

The Routledge International Handbook of Dialectical Thinking is a landmark volume offering a multi-disciplinary compendium of the research, theory and practice that defines dialectical thinking, its importance and how it develops over the lifespan.

Over a period of six decades, Jean Piaget conducted a program of naturalistic research that has profoundly affected our understanding of child development.

Over a period of six decades, Jean Piaget conducted a program of naturalistic research that has profoundly affected our understanding of child development.

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new introduction from the author.

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new introduction from the author.

Code Switching, the alternating use of two or more languages ation, has become an increasingly topical and important field of research.

Code Switching, the alternating use of two or more languages ation, has become an increasingly topical and important field of research.

Originally published in 1987, the contributors bring their different orientations to the study of child development and genetic epistemology to show the continuing value of Piaget's theory and its fruitfulness in providing insights which permit the advancement of science.

Originally published in 1987, the contributors bring their different orientations to the study of child development and genetic epistemology to show the continuing value of Piaget's theory and its fruitfulness in providing insights which permit the advancement of science.

Written by some of the leading international authorities in the field, this volume provides an overview of significant contemporary psychological research into shyness.

Written by some of the leading international authorities in the field, this volume provides an overview of significant contemporary psychological research into shyness.

Several recent analyses have focused on how social and cultural factors shape development, but less well understood are the individual constructive processes involved in this interplay.