Understanding Children's Development

Abstract

Section I 1. Introduction: Psychology and the study of development. 2. Social behaviour and development in evolutionary perspective. Section II 3. Parent and Child: Attachment, and sex differences. 4. Peer relationships, the social life of the school and the effects of television on social behaviour. 5. Play. 6. The development of prosocial behaviour and moral reasoning. 7. Adolescence. Section III 8. The development of perception. 9. The development of language. 10. Cognitive development and the contribution of Piaget. 11. The measurement of intelligence and attainment. 12. The influence of the environment on development parents, teachers and society. Appendix A. Ethical guidelines for research with human subjects. Appendix B. Resources for teachers. Appendix C. Careers in psychology.

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