Key Concepts in Developmental Psychology

by H. Rudolph Schaffer

Perfect for courses in child development or developmental psychology and arranged thematically in sections corresponding to chapter headings usually found in textbooks, this book is ideal for students wanting an accessible book to enrich their learning experience.



Key

- Provides an overview of the place of each concept in Developmental Psychology under three headings, namely its meaning, origins and current usage.

- Concepts are grouped into sections corresponding to the main themes usually covered in teaching.

- Relevant concepts in the book are emboldened and linked by listing at the end of each concept

- Guidance is provided to further reading on each of the concepts discussed.



The book will be centrally important to undergraduate students who need to learn the language used by developmental psychologists in describing their studies, but will also help more advanced readers in checking their ideas regarding the nature and uSAGE of particular concepts.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Textbooks

270 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Heinz Rudolph Schaffer

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, so I haven't read the whole book, but did read big chunks of it, particularly those about the theories of Jean Piaget and Lev S. Vygotsky, and the developments of their work, which I needed for an assignment (which I should be writing instead of this review!).

The layout of the concepts is clear and flows well, with internal references to topics making it easy to follow an idea through its origins, subsequent developments and current (at the time of publication) standing. An excellent foundational text.

This has certainly whetted my appetite to read Vygotsky's original work on the socio-culturally embedded nature of human development (sorry, Jean!).

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