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Lifespan development

Boyd, Denise Roberts (author.). Johnson, Paul, (author.).

Summary: Lifespan Development, 5th Canadian edition provides strong applications, and integrated learning objectives and assessment. Students who want to know "What does current research say?" and "Why is this important?" will appreciate both the applied nature of this text and the clarity and rigor of the authors' presentation of current research. An exceptional pedagogical package that ties the textbook to online MyPsychLab study tools complements the student-centered approach of the book and offers students the benefit of frequent self-assessment. The latest edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest research in the field of human development. The new edition is built for student success, with each chapter streamlined to focus on key content and organized around learning objectives, with a more accessible design, and greater integration to a more robust and effective MyPsychLab.

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  • ISBN: 9780205911974
  • ISBN: 0205911978
  • Physical Description: print
    xx, 676 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: Fifth Canadian edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Pearson, [2015]

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Formatted Contents Note: Foundations -- Basic concepts and methods -- The scientific study of human development -- Contemporary developmental psychology -- Research designs and methods -- Theories of development -- Biology and evolutionary theories -- Psychoanalytic theories -- Learning theories -- Cognitive theories -- Systems theories -- Comparing theories -- Prenatal development and birth -- Conception -- Pregnancy and prenatal development -- Issues in prenatal development -- Birth and the neonate -- Infancy and early childhood -- Physical, sensory, and perceptual development in infancy -- Physical changes -- Sensory skills -- Perceptual skills -- Cognitive development in infancy -- Cognitive changes -- Learning, categorizing, and remembering -- The beginnings of language -- Social and personality development in infancy -- Theories and personality development in infancy -- Theories of social and personality development -- Attachment -- Personality, temperament, and self-concept -- Effects of nonprenatal care -- Physical and cognitive development in early childhood -- Physical changes -- Changes in language -- Differences in intelligence -- Social and personality development in early childhood -- Theories of social and personality development -- Family relationships and structures -- Peer relationships -- Personality and self-concept -- Gender development -- Middle childhood and adolescence -- Physical and cognitive development in middle childhood -- Schooling -- Learners with exceptionalities -- Social and personality development in middle childhood -- Theories of social and personality development -- Self-concept -- Advances in social cognition -- Social relationships -- Influences beyond family and peers -- Physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- Adolescent sexuality -- Adolescent health -- Changes in thinking and memory -- Schooling -- Social and personality development in adolescence -- Moral development -- Social developments -- Early and middle adulthood -- Physical and cognitive development in early adulthood -- Physical functioning -- Health promotion and wellness -- Post-secondary education -- Social and personality development in early adulthood -- Intimate relationships -- Parenthood and other relationships -- The role of worker -- Physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood -- Health promotion and wellness -- Cognitive functioning -- Social and personality development in middle adulthood -- Changes in relationships and personality -- Mid-life career issues -- Late adulthood and the end of life -- Physical and cognitive development in late adulthood -- Variability in late adulthood -- Mental health -- Social and personality development in late adulthood -- Theories of social and personality development -- Individual differences -- Social relationships -- Career issues in late life -- Death, dying, and bereavement -- The experience of death -- The meaning of death across the lifespan -- The process of dying -- The experience of grieving -- Glossary -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.
Subject: Developmental psychology

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