TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Patricia H. TI - Theories of developmental psychology SN - 071672846X AV - BF713 .M55 2002 U1 - 155 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Worth Publishers KW - Developmental psychology KW - Philosophy KW - Child psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [458]-491) and indexes; Preface - Introduction - Piaget's Cognitive-Stage Theory and the Neo-Piagetians - Freud's and Erikson's Psychoanalytic Theories - Freud - Erickson - Social-Learning Theory - Information-Processing Theory - Ethology and other Evolutionary Theories - Gibson's Ecological Perceptual Theory of Development - Vygotsky and the Socioculturalists - Contemporary Mini-Theories and Emerging Theories - Reflections N2 - This title is for anyone interested in a lucid and balanced overview of child development. Miller offers a current and comprehensive presentation of the main theories of developmental psychology available. It includes an evaluation of each theory's strengths and weaknesses, as well as excerpts from the theorists' work ER -