Lifespan Development:International Edition

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An exciting new learning and teaching tool designed to increase student success in the classroom and give instructors quick and easy access to every resource needed to teach and administer an introductory psychology course.
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With MyDevelopmentLab students use an actual e-book, in the same layout as the printed version, to launch multimedia resources such as animations, video and audio clips, activities and simulations, and more.
Individualized Study Plans
MyDevelopmentLab gives students multiple testing and quizzing opportunities in each chapter. Results from these assessments generate an Individualized Study Plan that allows students to pinpoint exactly where additional review is needed.
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MyDevelopmentLab offers students free access to the Tutor Center - a one on one service during the hours when they need help most. They also get unlimited access to Research Navigator, an online database of academic journals, with help in writing papers and navigating resources.
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List of contents

 
I. FOUNDATIONS.
1. Basic Concepts and Methods.
2. Theories of Development.
3. Prenatal Development and Birth.
Policy Question: Should Pregnant Women Who Use Illicit Drugs Be Prosecuted?
II. INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
4. Physical and Perceptual Development in Infancy.
5. Cognitive Development in Infancy.
6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy.
7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood.
8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood.
Policy Question: “Deadbeat Dads”: Irresponsible Parents or Political Scapegoats?
III. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE.
9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood.
10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood.
11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence.
Policy Question: Has Test-Based Reform Improved Schools in the United States?
IV. EARLY AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood.
14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood.
15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood.
16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood.
Policy Question: What Types of Couples Should be Sanctioned by Society?
V. LATE ADULTHOOD AND THE END OF LIFE.
17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood.
18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood.
Policy Question: How Should Stem Cell Research Be Funded and Regulated?
19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement.
Policy Question: Do People Have a Right to Die?
PRACTICE TESTS.

Summary

Lifespan Development presents the optimum balance between theory, research, and practical application in a warm, personal, accessible manner.
Students and instructors will appreciate the personal style of this text, yet recognize the theoretical clarity and rigor of research used in presenting the most current and relevant discussions for the study of development in the 21st century. Additionally, in order to give your students the extra support they need to succeed in your classroom, this new edition offers perforated chapter practice tests at the end of the textbook.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Bee, Denise Boyd
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780205450701
• ISBN: 978-0-205-45070-1
• No. of pages: 736
• Weight: 1470 g
• Series: Allyn & Bacon; Allyn & Bacon