Table of Contents

1. Understanding lifespan human development 2. Theories of human development 3. Genes, environment and the beginnings of life 4. Physical growth, motor development and health 5. Cognitive development 6. Information processing: perception, attention and memory 7. Intelligence and creativity 8. Language and education 9. Self and personality 10. Social cognition and moral development 11. Social relationships and attachment 12. Developmental psychopathology 13. The final challenge