The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development

Foreword; Introduction: what is development and interdisciplinarity? The concept of development: historical perspectives; Understanding ontogenetic development: debates about the nature of the epigenetic process; Defining ontogenetic development; Challenges for the future; Part I. Theories of Development: Biological-maturation theories; Constructivist theories; Ethological theories; Learning theories; Psychoanalytical theories; Theories of the child's mind ; Dynamical systems approaches; Part II. Methods in Child Development Research: Data collection techniques: brain imaging; Clinical and non-clinical interview methods; Cross-cultural comparisons; cross-species comparisons; Developmental testing; observational methods; Experimental methods; parental and teacher rating scales; Self and peer assessment of competence and well-being; Research design: epidemiological designs; Cross-sectional and longitudinal designs; Twin and adoption studies; Data analysis: indices of efficacy; Group differences in developmental functions; Multilevel modelling; structural equation modelling; Ethical considerations in studies with children; Part III. Prenatal Development and the Newborn: Conceptions and misconceptions about embryonic development; Prenatal development of the musculoskeletal system in the human; Normal and abnormal prenatal development; The birth process; The status of the human newborn; Part IV. Domains of Development: From Infancy to Childhood: Cognitive development infancy; Cognitive development beyond infancy; Perceptual development; Motor development; Social development; Emotional development; Moral development; Speech development; Language development; Development of learning and memory; Part V. Selected Topics: Aggression and prosocial behaviour; Attention; Brain and behavioural development (I): subcortical; Brain and behavioural development (II): cortical; Connectionist modelling of development; Day care; Executive functions; Face recognition; Handedness; Imitation; Intelligence; Locomotion; Parenting and the family; Play; Prehension; Reading and writing Peter Bryant; Schooling and literacy; Selfhood; Sex differences; Siblings and peers; Sleep and wakefulness; Socialization; Temperament; Part VI. Developmental Pathology: 'At-risk' concept; Autism; Behaviour and learning disorders; Blindness; Cerebral palsies; Child depression; Developmental coordination disorder; Down's syndrome; Dyslexia; Excessive crying and colic; Hearing disorders; Sudden infant death syndrome; Prematurity and low-birthweight; Williams syndrome; Part VII. Crossing the Borders: Anthropology; Behavioural genetics; Cognitive neuroscience; Developmental genetics; Education; Embryology; Ethology; Linguistics; Paediatrics; Sociology; Appendix 1. Biographical sketches of key figures; Baldwin; Binet; Bowlby; Bruner; Coghill; Erikson; Hamburger; Piaget; Preyer; Vygotsky; Werner; Winnicott; Appendix 2. Milestones of motor development indicators of biological maturity; Appendix 3. The statistics of quantitative genetic theory; Glossary of terms; References; Name index; Subject index.