Synopsis This book is a topically organized introduction to child development from conception to adolescent. It examines child psychology from the perspectives of the three principal traditions which characterize the disciplinary today –The cognitive-developmental, environmental-learning and ethological orientations. Emphasizes the very latest issues and findings including the microgenetic research method, gene therapy, the social bases of early memory and family contributions to peer relations. This new edition includes a greater integration of contextual material, and an increased emphasis on cross-and multi-cultural research. This book integrates the contextual influences of Family and school into chapters on the various aspects of development, it focuses on current models and controversies including the role of action in perception, psychoteratology, Vygotsky’s sociocultural model of intelligence and the role of temperament in the assessment of attachment. This book investigates child psychology from the perspective of three principal traditions that characterize the discipline today: the cognitive/ developmental approach, the ethological approach. This volume uses a topical organization to emphasize the processes of developmental. It examines a variety of theoretical viewpoints, providing students with a well balanced view of a child’s developmental process.