Principles of developmental psychology. The task is to discover, describe and explain how development occurs, from its earliest origins into childhood, adulthood into old age. To understand human development requires one not only to make contact with human nature but also to consider the diverse effects of culture on the developing childhood.
Development is as much a process of acquiring culture as it is of biological growth.
This book reviews the history of developmental psychology with respect to both its nature and the effects of transmission of culture. The origins of developmental psychology. The modern synthesis. Perceptual development in infancy. The development of motor skills in infancy.