Development Through the Lifespan
- ISBN-10
- 020540376X
- ISBN-13
- 9780205403769
- Series
- Development Through the Lifespan
- Category
- Developmemtal psychology
- Pages
- 647
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Author
- Laura E. Berk
Description
Development Through the Lifespan continues to lead the market with its currency, clarity, solid research, and rich examples of human development. Students are provided with an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of human development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains - physical, cognitive, emotional, social-throughout the text narrative and in special features. Laura Berk has revised the text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, and expanded coverage of biology, culture, and social issues, while emphasizing the lifespan perspective of development. - Many new topics have been introduced and enhanced throughout the third edition, including: evolutionary developmental psychology (Ch. 1); environmental influences on gene expression, including epigenesis (Ch. 2); infant crying (Ch. 3); brain plasticity throughout the lifespan (Ch. 4); the core knowledge perspective on cognitive development (Ch. 5); development of emotional self-regulation (Ch. 6); scaffolding and cognitive development (Ch. 7); genetic influences on gender typing (Ch. 8); reciprocal teaching (Ch. 9); self-
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