An Introduction to Developmental Psychology is a representative and authoritative 'state-of-the-art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. The textbook is organised chronologically and also thematically and written by renowned experts in the field, and presents a truly international account of theories, findings and issues. The content is designed with a broad range of readers in mind, and in particular those with little previous exposure to developmental psychology.For the second edition, An Introduction to Developmental Psychology is now part of the BPS Blackwell series - the only series to be approved by the British Psychological Society.The new edition includes:Additional chapters to fit within the current BPS syllabus in developmental psychology, including coverage of infants' and children's cognitive development, social development, gender socialisation and the development of identity, as well as covering atypical development, schooling issues, and risk and resilience.Chapters covering applied issues in developmental psychologyWritten to an understandable level by an international team of respected researchers, conveying their knowledge with enthusiasm and skill.New and enhanced full-colour page design.Full supporting materials-chapter overviews, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and glossary.Alan Slater is Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology at the University of Exeter. He is the co-editor of several books, which include The Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology, Face Perception in Infancy and Early Childhood, Theories of Infant Development, and Introduction to Infant Development, 2nd Edition.Gavin Bremner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Lancaster University. He is the author and editor of several books, including the popular textbook Infancy, 2nd Edition.
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Alan M. Slater is Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Exeter. He is the co-editor of The Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology (Blackwell Publishing, 1999) and the co-editor with Gavin Bremner of Theories of Infant Development (Blackwell Publishing, 2004). J. Gavin Bremner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Lancaster. He is the author and editor of many books, including the popular textbook, Infancy (Blackwell Publishers, Second Edition, 1994), and the Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).
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