Written to meet the needs of students at both the graduate and undergraduate level, this textbook explores the field of cognitive development, with particular emphasis on the interaction between the biological constitution and the physical and social environment. Taking an empirical perspective, Bjo
This work covers topics such as: the history and zeitgeist of the repressed/false-memory debate; current directions in false memory research; discriminating between accounts of true and false events; fuzzy-trace theory and false memory; and the cognitive neuroscience of constructive memory.
"Why Youth is Not Wasted on the Young" examines the nature of childhood through an evolutionary lens and argues that childhood is an essential stage of development with its own unique purposes, separate from those of adulthood; a time of growth and discovery that should not be rushed. Written by a renowned developmental psychologist, this title ...
The Essential Guide to Raising an Independent, Confident, and Well-adjusted Child -- From America's #1 Family Magazine. Practical with love, patience. and understanding, discipline is one of the greatest gifts you can give to a child. As this warm and insightful book makes dear, discipline is not the same as punishment, but is one of the ...
Consistent with the direction the field of developmental psychology is heading towards, this text focuses on individual differences and cultural variation. The second edition explains that individual differences in cognition can be most profitably understood by a consideration of developmental function. The text offers several new chapters, ...
An attempt to define the field of evolutionary developmental psychology - the application of the principle of natural selection to explain contemporary human development. The authors point out that an evolutionary-developmental perspective allows one to view gene-environment interactions, the significance of individual differences, and the role of ...
This important volume brings together an array of prominent developmental scientists whose work is explicitly driven by evolutionary concerns. Topics covered include parent-child relationships, aggression, puberty, infant perception and cognition, and more.
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