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Writing in their introduction to developmental psychology book The authors note further that developmental-psychology involves the study of children's development as well as the development of human behaviour across the lifespan. Learn About Developmental PsychGMU's Online Resources For Developmental-Psychology:
George Mason University's Online Resources for Developmental- Psychology, is an organized, accessible, and expert reviewed collection of useful websites for teaching and learning about human development. All the links and information resources are arranged into categories for easy access. Namely: Click Here To Access This Comprehensive Resource. Developmental Psych 2.0
This part of the developmental-psychology page is dedicated to the move towards what is known as web 2.0. Web 2.0 links people, it's a place where people contribute, share, collaborate and learn. To access some of the links below, you may have to register and/or login. The Developmental-Psychology Podcast Series of very informative podcasts taken from the lectures of Lori Markson from the University of Berkeley, California. Object Permanence: Recommended ReadingAn Introduction to Developmental-Psychology by Alan Slater & Gavin Bremner
Editorial Review By Professor Paul Quinn, Washington and Jefferson College Slater and Bremner’s Introduction to Developmental-Psychology is a terrific textbook. It will likely become the preferred choice for undergraduate courses in Developmental Psychology. Leading researchers in their respective areas of expertise have prepared the chapters, and while multi-authored texts can sometimes suffer from a lack of unity, this one has been skillfully edited so as to provide a coherent narrative. Other strong features include: (1) use of major theories as organizers of factual information, (2) excellent coverage of relevant empirical work with a nice balance of classic experimental findings reviewed alongside the latest research findings, and (3) sophisticated insights on the question of how the our knowledge of child development can be applied to improve the lot of children in the areas of parenting, schooling, and treatment of childhood disorders. See following link for more details: An Introduction to Developmental Psychology Classic Articles All Psychology Students Should Read
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, Alan Slater and Gavin Bremner define developmental-psychology as "The discipline that attempts to describe and explain the changes that occur over time in the thought, reasoning and functioning of a person due to biological, individual and environmental influences".
