Life-Span Human Development

Brief Contents Contents Preface About the Authors Ch 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development 1.1: How Should We Think about Development? 1.2: What is the Science of Life-Span Development? 1.3: How is Development Studied? 1.4: What Special Challenges Do Developmental Scientists Face? Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 2: Theories of Human Development 2.1: Developmental Theories and the Issues They Raise 2.2: Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory 2.3: Erikson: Neo-Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory 2.4: Learning Theories 2.5: Piaget: Cognitive Developmental Theory 2.6: Systems Theories 2.7: Theories in Perspective Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 3: Genes, Environment, and Development 3.1: Evolution and Species Heredity 3.2: Individual Heredity 3.3: Studying Genetic and Environmental Influences 3.4: Selected Findings 3.5: Genes and Environment Conspiring Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 4: Prenatal Development and Birth 4.1: Prenatal Development 4.2: The Prenatal Environment and Fetal Programming 4.3: The Perinatal Environment 4.4: The Neonatal Environment Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 5: Body, Brain, and Health 5.1: Building Blocks of Growth and Lifelong Health 5.2: The Infant 5.3: The Child 5.4: The Adolescent 5.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 6: Sensation, Perception, and Action 6.1: Perspectives on Perception 6.2: The Infant 6.3: The Child 6.4: The Adolescent 6.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 7: Cognition 7.1: Piaget's Constructivist Approach 7.2: Vygotsky's Sociocultural Perspective 7.3: Fischer's Dynamic Skill Framework 7.4: The Infant 7.5: The Child 7.6: The Adolescent 7.7: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 8: Memory and Information Processing 8.1: Conceptualizing Memory 8.2: The Infant 8.3: The Child 8.4: The Adolescent 8.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 9: Intelligence and Creativity 9.1: Defining Intelligence and Creativity 9.2: The Infant 9.3: The Child 9.4: The Adolescent 9.5: The Adult 9.6: Factors That Influence IQ Scores over the Life Span 9.7: The Extremes of Intelligence Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 10: Language and Education 10.1: The System of Language 10.2: The Infant 10.3: The Child 10.4: The Adolescent 10.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 11: Self and Personality 11.1: Conceptualizing the Self and Personality 11.2: The Infant 11.3: The Child 11.4: The Adolescent 11.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 12: Gender Roles and Sexuality 12.1: Sex and Gender 12.2: The Infant 12.3: The Child 12.4: The Adolescent 12.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development 13.1: Social Cognition 13.2: Perspectives on Moral Development 13.3: The Infant 13.4: The Child 13.5: The Adolescent 13.6: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 14: Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships 14.1: Emotional Development 14.2: Perspectives on Relationships 14.3: The Infant 14.4: The Child 14.5: The Adolescent 14.6: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 15: The Family 15.1: Understanding the Family 15.2: The Infant 15.3: The Child 15.4: The Adolescent 15.5: The Adult 15.6: Diverse Family Experiences 15.7: The Problem of Family Violence Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 16: Developmental Psychopathology 16.1: What Makes Development Abnormal? 16.2: The Infant 16.3: The Child 16.4: The Adolescent 16.5: The Adult Chapter Summary Key Terms Ch 17: The Final Challenge: Death and Dying 17.1: Matters of Life and Death 17.2: The Experience of Death 17.3: The Infant 17.4: The Child 17.5: The Adolescent 17.6: The Adult 17.7: Taking the Sting out of Death Chapter Summary Key Terms Appendix A: Careers in Human Development Research Teaching Professional Practice Resources Appendix B: Checking Mastery Answers Glossary References Name Index Subject Index Known for its clear, straightforward writing style, comprehensive coverage, strong and current research-based approach, and excellent visuals and tables, this life-span development text offers a topical organization at the chapter level and a consistent chronological presentation within each chapter. Each chapter focuses on a domain of development such as physical growth, cognition, or personality, and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Within each chapter, you will find sections on four life stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This unique organization enables students to comprehend the processes of transformation that occur in key areas of human development. Another staple of the text is its emphasis on theories and how they apply to specific topics in each chapter. This new edition also asks students to engage more actively with the content, and includes a clear focus on the complex interactions of nature and nurture in development, more integrated coverage of culture and diversity, and an exciting new media package for both students and instructors. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version