Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Part I. Introduction. The scope and methods of developmental psychology / Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson and Darwin Muir -- Theories and issues in child development / Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater and Ian Hocking -- The nature-nurture debate / Alan Slater -- -- Part II. Infancy. Prenatal development / Christine Moon and William P. Fifer -- Perception, knowledge and action in infancy / J. Gavin Bremner, Kirsty Dunn and Diana S.Y. Tham -- Emotional development and attachment relationships / Elizabeth Meins -- Early social interactions with people and objects / Cintia Rodriguez, Julia Benassi, Lusia Estrada, and Nicolás Alessandroni -- The development of self and gender / Wendy Lawrenson -- -- Part III. Childhood. Cognitive development / Margaret Anne Defeyter -- The development of language / Heather M. Hill and Stan A. Kuczaj II -- Acquiring a theory of mind / Peter Mitchell -- Reading and mathematics in developmental psychology / Peter Bryant -- Memory development and eyewitness testimony / Stephen J. Ceci, Stanka A. Fitneva, Cagla Aydin and Nadia Chernyak -- Play and the beginnings of peer relationships / Peter K. Smith -- Prosocial tendencies, antisocial behaviour and moral development in childhood / Daniel Hart, Neeta Goel and Robert Atkins -- -- Part IV. Adolescence. Cognitive development in adolescence / Kang Lee, Gizelle Anzures and Alejo Freire -- Social development / Tirza H.J. Van Noorden and William M. Bukowski -- -- Part V. Practical issues. Educational implications / Alyson Davis and Naomi Winstone -- Risk and resilience in development / Leslie Morrison Gutman and Eirini Flouri -- Social problems in schools / Pete K. Smith and Julian Elliott -- Atypical development / Sarah Norgate