Child development/
Laura E. Berk
- 4th ed.
- Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997.
- xiv, 625 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
1. Theory and research in child development -- History, theory and applied directions -- Research strategies -- 2. Foundations of development -- Biological foundations, prenatal development and birth -- Infancy: early learning, motor skills and perceptual capacities -- Physical growth -- 3. Cognitive and language development -- Cognitive development: Piagetian and Vygotskian perspectives -- Cognitive development: an information-processing perspective -- Intelligence -- Language development -- 4. Personality and social development -- Emotional development -- Self and social understanding -- Moral development -- Development of sex-related differences and gender roles -- 5. Contexts for development -- The family -- Peers, media and schooling.