| Child Development: Themes, Theories, and Methods | |
| Themes of Development Theoretical Perspectives on Development | |
| Developmental Themes and Theoretical Perspectives: An Overview Making the Connections | |
| Research Methods in Child Psychology Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Heredity and the Environment | |
| The Process of Genetic Transmission Genetic Influences on Development Genetic Counseling and Genetic Engineering Heredity-Environment Interactions Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Prenatal Development and Birth | |
| Stages of Prenatal Development | |
| Risks in the Prenatal Environment | |
| Birth and the Beginnings of Life | |
| Vulnerability and Resilience in Children at Risk | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Infancy: Sensation, Perception, and Learning | |
| The Newborn | |
| The Infant's Sensory and Perceptual Capacities | |
| Early Learning and Memory | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| The Child's Growth: Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual | |
| Maturation Brain Development in Infancy Motor Development Physical Growth Sexual Maturation | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Emotional Development and Attachment | |
| Early Emotional Development | |
| Recognizing Emotions in Others | |
| The Beginnings of Specific Emotions | |
| Learning to Regulate Emotions | |
| How Children Think about Emotions | |
| The Development of Attachment | |
| The Nature and Quality of Attachment | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Language and Communication | |
| The Components of Language: Phonology, Semantics, Grammar, and Pragmatics | |
| Theories of Language Development | |
| The Antecedents of Language Development | |
| Semantic Development: The Power of Words | |
| The Acquistion of Grammar: From Words to Sentences | |
| Learning the Social and Creative Uses of Language | |
| Metalinguistic Awareness: Knowing About Language Bilingualism and Language Development | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Cognitive Development: Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | |
| Piaget's Main Tenet: The Child Actively Seeks Knowledge | |
| The Stages of Cognitive Development | |
| Evaluation of Piaget's Theory Vygotsky's Sociocultual Theory of Cognitive Development | |
| Evaluation of Vygotsky's Theory | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach Information | |
| Processing Thoery Developmental Changes in Some Significant Cognitive Abilities Metacognition | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Intelligence and Achievement Theories of Intelligence | |
| The Traditional Approach: Testing Intelligence | |
| Why do People Differ in Measured Intelligence? | |
| Achievement Motivation and Intellectual Performance Ethnicity, Social Class, and Intellectual Performance Cognitive Intervention Studes Beyond the Norms: Giftedness and Mental Retardation Creativity | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| The Family | |
| The Family System Social Class, Ethnicity, and Socialization | |
| The Changing American Family Child Abuse with the Family | |
| Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Expanding the Social World: Peers and Friends | |
| How Peer Interactions Begin: Developmental Patterns Peers as Socializers Peer Acceptance Promoters of Peer Acceptance: Parents and Teachers When Peers become Friends Parents, Peers, or Both? | |
| From Dyads to Groups Peer Groups in Different Cultures Making the Connections | |
| Summary Explore and Discuss | |
| Gender Roles and Gender Differences Defining Sex and Gender | |
| Gender-Role Standards and Stereotypes Biological Factors in | |
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