Child & Developmental Psychology

As in recent years, a thematic concept was selected over a general one for the 26th annual Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology. In this case th...

This volume seeks to identify and define the parameters of a relatively new problem area -- parental development. Drawing on the grand developmenta...

This volume provides a thorough examination of the interplay between individuals and their environment in the development and maintenance of proble...

Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical Introduction According to evolutionary biologists, we are the minders of our genes. But, as Christopher Badcock...

With recent changes in the variety of children needing adoption, issues about adoption have become more complex. As older and more disturbed childr...

Inaccuracies in Children’s Testimony combines the literature on obedience to authority with that on suggestibility to create a third literature. Th...

Inaccuracies in Children’s Testimony combines the literature on obedience to authority with that on suggestibility to create a third literature. Th...

Developmental Psychology and Youis a lively and accessible introduction to the psychology of human development. The authors, who all have extensive...

Children Doing Mathematics provides a reliable and up to date review of the substantial recent work in children' mathematical understanding. The au...

This award-winning book provides an analysis of the genetic/evolutionary, cultural/historical, and developmental aspects of prejudice and discrimin...

The outgrowth of a conference planned as a response to the need for researchers and clinicians to develop integrated plans for addressing the psych...

This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development. Provides balanced coverage o...

The role of play in child development is a source of ongoing interest and debate. In this book, renowned expert Peter Smith offers an expansive def...

Psychological Assessment of Children, Second Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the most effective approaches to the psychological and educat...

An investigation into how schools can influence the developing values of young people is given in this book. The authors first look, from the persp...

This book will be of interest to psychologists, educators and philosophers. It highlights the child's increasing insight into the complexity and su...

Developmental psychology is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of scientific enquiry to be found. Provides the key readings in development...

Do you ever feel as if you and your child speak differentlanguages? Does your teenager fly into a rage when you ask a simplequestion? Does your t...

This award-winning book provides an analysis of the genetic/evolutionary, cultural/historical, and developmental aspects of prejudice and discrimin...

Although computational modeling is now a widespread technique in cognitive science and in psychology, relatively little work in developmental psych...

Stimulated by the publication of The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris, Parenting and the Child's World was conceived around the notion that...

This volume is based on a conference held to examine what is known about cognitive behaviors and brain structure and function in three syndromes an...

Valuable guidance on adjusting to and managing this new stage ofyour life When you retire, your emotions, lifestyle, and relationshipsundergo an e...

This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children’s reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career. An accoun...