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Unique coverage of Neuroscience and Development A separate chapter on Neuroscience (Ch. 5) tells a cohesive story about brain development across the life span. In addition, in some chapters, Inside the Brain presents cutting-edge research on the brain with charts, figures, and photos. Attention to Cultural Diversity Berger highlights cultural differences and universals and their impact on the values and customs that shape individual development. Critical Thinking and Applications-Based Pedagogy From the chapter-opening stories and the 'A View From Science' and "A Case to Study" features, to the questions presented in 'Observation Quizzes,' "Especially For," "Think Critically," and new "Chapter Apps" marginalia, to the Visualizing Development infographics, Berger's pedagogy has students thinking about the real implications-for themselves and for the world at large. Opposing Perspectives The feature asks students to look at both sides of a controversial issue (from prenatal sex selection to e-cigarettes, etc.), thereby expanding the coverage of critical thinking. Career Alerts present career options in various applied settings.
List of contents
CHAPTER 1: The Life-Span Perspective
CHAPTER 2: Theories
CHAPTER 3: Genes and Generations
CHAPTER 4: Growth Over the Life Span
CHAPTER 5: Brain Development and Neuroscience
CHAPTER 6: Sensation, Perception, and Movement
CHAPTER 7: Memory and Information Processing
CHAPTER 8: Language: Communication from Prenatal to Death
CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Cognition
CHAPTER 10: Personality, Identity, and Self
CHAPTER 11: Sex and Gender
CHAPTER 12: Emotional and Moral Development
CHAPTER 13: Attachment: Family and Friends
CHAPTER 14: Lifelong Education
CHAPTER 15: Health, Wellness, and Developmental Psychopathology
CHAPTER 16: Death and Dying
About the author
Kathleen Stassen Berger
Summary
Kathleen Berger's breakthrough text tells a compelling story of life-span development via a topically organised approach.
