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Informationen zum Autor Patricia H. Miller Klappentext Theories of Developmental Psychology is the ideal book for anyone interested in an insightful, in-depth look at child development. With her engaging tone and exceptional scholarship, Patricia Miller illustrates what is exciting about each theory she presents and how it contributes to a broader understanding of developmental psychology. Revised to reflect the latest empirical and theoretical findings as well as our changing world Theories of Developmental Psychology 6th edition provides the most current and balanced presentation of developmental theory available today. New to the 6th edition: · New coverage of biological approaches to development throughout the text and featured in an expanded Chapter 5, Biological Approaches: Ethology, Evolution, Neuroscience, and Genetics. · New section, Immigrant Families, exploring the process of development in the context of adapting to a new culture. · New section, Social Change, exploring how shifts in demographics, advances in information and communication technologies, and globalization effect development. · New sections, Mathematical Understanding, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Embodied Cognition, Bayesian Computational Models and Developmental Robotics in the Chapter 6, Information Processing Theory, presenting the most up-to-date research and trends. · New coverage of theoretical approaches to atypical development, such as autism spectrum disorders, psychopathology, bullying, and altered stress regulation systems. · New focus on the "state-of-the-art" in developmental theorizing today in the newly titled Chapter 9, Theories Today: Themes and Perspectives, with new coverage of Theory of Mind research, Dynamic Systems theory, and all new section on Core Knowledge theories. Zusammenfassung Patricia Miller's acclaimed text offers an ideal way to help students understand and distinguish the major theoretical schools of child development. This fully updated new edition includes a new focus on biological theories of development, and offers new instructor resource materials. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. IntroductionNew coverage of developmental cascade-the effect of a child's relationship with their parent on their teenage and adult relationships later in life.New discussion of the effect of experience on the brain in regard to language development.2. Piaget's Cognitive-Stage Theory and the Neo-PiagetiansNew discussion of Piaget's theories of memory, the cognitive abilities of infants, social and emotional development, in light of current research.New Discussion of Kurt Fischer's dynamic structuralismNew discussion of developmental cognitive neuroscience and the role of new neuroimaging methods. Thoroughly revised contemporary research section.3. Freud's and Erikson's Psychoanalytic TheoriesNew coverage of recent theoretical work attempting to bring together contemporary attachment theory and psychoanalytic approachesDiscussion of new predictive models generated by methodological and statistical breakthroughs on the effects of early social and emotional experiences on later development Thoroughly revise contemporary research section New coverage and research regarding identity development and the influence of racial and economic stratification.4. Vygotsky and the Sociocultural ApproachNew coverage of how culture affects intellectual functioning including the effect of communication technologies. New discussion of research on the development of private speech.New discussion of how perception of intelligence varies by culture.New discussion of sensitivity of social cultural theorists to cultural differences.New discussion of problem based learning in the Applications section.Thouroughly update contemporary research section including new research on collaborative problem solving and cross-cultural research. And three new subsections Social Change elaborating on effects of social and cultura...
