Life Span Development: A Topical Approach, Books a la Carte Edition

By Robert S. Feldman

Published by Pearson

Published Date: Aug 22, 2010

Description

For Human Development/Lifespan Development courses organized topically.

 

Life Span Development: A Topical Approach  is based on the chronologically-organized, highly popular Development Across the Life Span, is be approximately 20% shorter than traditional lifespan books and organized topically .

 

Life Span Development: A Topical Approach  maintains the student friendliness that has been the hallmark of Feldman's other development textbooks.  It is rich in examples and illustrates the applications that can be derived from the research and theory of lifespan developmentalists.  It pays particular attention to the applications that can be drawn from theory and research in the field.

 

To optimize student learning and to provide instructors with maximum flexibility, the book uses a modular approach.  Consequently, rather than facing long, potentially daunting chapters, students encounter material that is divided into smaller, more manageable chunks (modules).  Presenting material in small chunks represents a structure that research long ago found to be optimum for promoting learning.

 

This book is available with MyDevelopmentLab, which includes a full eText, videos, self-tests, flashcards, and MyVirtualChild- the interactive simulation which allows you to raise a virtual child from birth to age 18, and monitor the effects of your parenting decisions.  MyDevelopmentLab does not come automatically with the text so please be sure you check to ensure that an access code is included before placing your order!   (The book by itself has a different ISBN number than the book + MyDevelopmentLab.) You can also purchase a MyDevelopmentLab access code online at www.mydevelopmentlab.com

 

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Table of Contents

PART I.  INTRODUCTION

 

Chapter 1.  An Orientation to Lifespan Development

Module 1.  Determining The Nature—And Nurture—Of Lifespan Development

Module 2.  Theoretical Perspectives

Module 3.  Research in Lifespan Development

 

PART II.  PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Chapter 2.  Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Module 4.  Foundations of Genetics

Module 5.  The Interaction of Heredity and Environment

Module 6.  Prenatal Growth and Birth

 

Chapter 3.  Physical Growth and Aging Across The Lifespan

Module 7.  Physical Growth and Change

Module 8.  Motor Development

Module 9.  Perceptual Development

 

Chapter 4.  Health and Wellness

Module 10.  Stress and Coping

Module 11.  Illness and Well-Being

Module 12.  Promoting Health and Wellness

 

PART III.  COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

 

Chapter 5.  Cognitive Growth: Piaget And Vygotsky

Module 13.  Principles of Cognitive Development

Module 14.  Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development

Module 15.  Vygotsky’s View of Cognitive Development

 

Chapter 6.  Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Module 16.  The Basics of Information Processing

Module 17.  Memory

Module 18.  Applying Information Processing Approaches

 

Chapter 7.  Language Development

Module 19.  The Origins of Language

Module 20.  The Course of Language Development

Module 21.  Culture and Language

 

Chapter 8.  Intelligence

Module 22.  Intelligence: Determining Individual Strengths

Module 23. Controversies Involving Intelligence

Module 24. Intellectual Disabilities and the Intellectually Gifted

 

PART IV.  SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 9. Social and Emotional Development

Module 25. Forging Early Social Relationships

Module 26. Emotional Development

Module 27. Personality

 

Chapter 10.  Development of the Self

Module 28. The Development of the Self

Module 29. Evaluating the Self

Module 30.