Rev. ed. of: Fundamentals of development / Peter Mitchell and Fenja Ziegler. 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and indexes.

Themes and perspectives in developmental psychology -- Methodological approaches -- The development of thinking -- Does Piaget's theory stand up to examination? -- What children understand about the mind -- Developmental disorders -- Autism -- Numerical development : what do young children understand about the world of numbers? -- Developing an ability to draw -- Developing an ability to see the world -- The role of heredity and environment in intelligence -- Language development -- Developing an ability to communicate -- Parenting and the development of love and attachment -- Moral development -- Development of antisocial behaviour.