Lifespan development
Subtitle: a topical approach
By: Janina M. Jolley, Mark L. Mitchell.
Contributors: Mitchell, Mark L.
Publisher: Brown & Benchmark
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Madison
Language: eng
Number of pages: 526
Subjects: Developmental psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-508) and indexes.
The authors wrote this book to help students think like developmental psychologists. Specifically, they want students who read this book to: critically examine claims about the nature and causes of development; have a clear understanding of the major issues in developmental psychology; to understand what developmental psychologists have learned about the development of memory, intelligence, attachment, and other developmental issues.
Table of contents: value: Developmental psychology : issues and methods; value: Theories of human development; value: Genes and environment; value: Physical development; value: Learning and memory throughout the lifespan; value: Development of intelligence and cognition; value: Language development; value: Self- and moral development; value: Attachment; value: Love and friendships; value: Family; value: Gender development; value: Personality development; value: Death and bereavement.