Title: The developing child /
Authors: Bee, Helen L., 1939-; Boyd, Denise Roberts
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Child psychology Textbooks; Child development Textbooks.; Child Psychology [MESH]; Child Development [MESH]; Growth [MESH]
Abstract: Product Description: The Developing Child gives students the tools they require to organize, retain and apply information from the broad field of child psychology, while offering balanced coverage of theory and application, with a strong emphasis on culture. Key Topics: Prenatal Development; Birth and Early Infancy; Physical Development; Perceptual Development; Cognitive Development; Development of Language; Personality Development; Development of Social Relationships; Family System; Atypical Development. For individuals seeking to understand to better understand children. Want to learn more about MyVirtualChild? Visit www.mydevelopmentlab.com and click on the 'watch this video' link to learn about MyVirtualChild. MyDevelpmentLab with MyVirtualChild is available at www.mydevelopmentlab.com.
Contents: Features -- To the student -- To the instructor -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1: Basic issues in the study of development -- Issues in the study of development -- Two key questions -- Influences on development -- Ecological perspective -- Vulnerability and resilience -- Three kinds of change -- Theories of development -- Psychoanalytic theories -- Cognitive theories -- Learning theories -- Developmental science in the real world: Helping children who are afraid to go to school -- Comparing theories -- Finding the answers: research designs and methods -- Goals of developmental science -- Studying age-related changes -- Descriptive methods -- Experimental methods -- Thinking about research: Responding to media reports of research -- Cross-cultural research -- Research ethics -- Think critically -- Conduct your own research -- Summary -- Key terms -- Part 2: Beginnings Of Life -- 2: Prenatal development -- Conception and genetics -- Process of conception --^