Understanding Human Development Biological, Social and Psychological Processes from Conception to Adult Life

This book is an introduction to developmental psychology that considers the biological and social processes of human development within a chronological framework that is both engaging and accessible for students.

STEPHANIE THORNTON, formerly Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sussex, has taught and researched on developmental psychology for over twenty years. Her research has covered a broad range of topics on social and cognitive development with a particular focus on the mechanism through which new ideas and new understanding develop in children's minds. She is the author of Children Solving Problems (Harvard 1995) and Growing Minds (Palgrave 2002).