Physical Description:print 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Edition:3rd Canadian edition
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Child development : themes, theories, and methods --Heredity and the environment --Prenatal development and birth --Infancy : sensation, perception, and learning --The child's growth : brain, body, motor skills, and sexual maturation --Emotional development and attachment --Language and communication --Cognitive development : Piaget and Vygotsky --Cognitive development : the information-processing approach --Intelligence and achievement --The family --Expanding the social world : peers and friends--Gender roles and gender differences --Morality, altruism, and aggression --Developmental psychopathology.