duPont Library: Psychology 357: Child Development: Getting Started

Reference Books for Psychology Students

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5

The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology

The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology

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Psychology 357: Child Development

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Reference Books for Psychology Students

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development

Handbook of Child Psychology

APA dictionary of psychology