Infants, children, and adolescents

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Infants, children, and adolescents

Laura E. Berk

Allyn and Bacon, c1999

3rd ed.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

In this work, "Biology and Environment" boxes highlight the growing attention to biological influences in the field, addressing the interplay of biological and environmental forces. The book includes a discussion of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. Also presented is an updated discussion of cutting-edge dynamic systems theory of motor development and its extension into cognition.

Table of Contents

*History, Theory, and Research Strategies *Biological and Environmental Foundations *Prenatal Development *Birth and the Newborn Baby *Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood *Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood *Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood *Physical Development in Early Childhood *Cognitive Development in Early Childhood *Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood *Physical Growth in Middle Childhood *Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood *Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood *Physical Development in Adolescence *Cognitive Development in Adolescence *Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

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