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A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development / Edition 9

A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development / Edition 9

by John W. Santrock
A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development / Edition 9
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ISBN-10:
1259708780
ISBN-13:
9781259708787
Pub. Date:
10/20/2017
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-10:
1259708780
ISBN-13:
9781259708787
Pub. Date:
10/20/2017
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development / Edition 9

A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development / Edition 9

by John W. Santrock

Overview

As a master teacher, John Santrock connects students to current research and real-world application, helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Through an integrated, personalized digital learning program, students gain the insight they need to study smarter and improve performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781259708787
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 10/20/2017
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 800
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology at the undergraduate level. In 2006, Dr. Santrock received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in Teaching Award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology on the contextual aspects of affectively toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 13th Edition; Life-Span Development, 14th Edition; Adolescence, 14th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: TheLife-Span Perspective

Chapter 1: Introduction

APPENDIX: Careers in Adolescent Development

SECTION 2: Biological Processes, Physical Development, and Health

Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings

Chapter 3: Physical Development and Biological Aging

Chapter 4: Health

Chapter 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

SECTION 3: Cognitive Processes and Development

Chapter 6: Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Chapter 7: Information Processing

Chapter 8: Intelligence

Chapter 9: Language Development

SECTION 4:Socioemotional Processes and Development

Chapter 10: Emotional Development and Attachment

Chapter 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality

Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality

Chapter 13: Moral Development, Values, and Religion

SECTION 5: Social Contexts of Development

Chapter 14: Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Chapter 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World

Chapter 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work

SECTION 6: Endings

Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving

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