Developmental psychology is the study of how an individual’s cognitive, linguistic, emotional and social skills change and progress over the course of his or her lifetime. Areas of interest in this field include attachment theory, infant perception, and the development of a theory of mind.
We’ve spoken to experts from the field including Tanya Byron, Simon Baron-Cohen, Vivette Glover and Alison Gopnik, and asked them to recommend the best books on their specialist subjects.