DEVELOPEMNTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Exploring LifeSpan Development, 2nd ed
Laura E. Berk, 2010 (orig 2008)
Full Contents
- SECTION 1
- PART 1 - THEORY & RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- ch1) History, Theory and Research Strategy
- PART 2 - FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
- ch2) Biological and Environmental Foundations
- ch3) Prenatal Development, Birth and Newborn Baby
- PART 3 - INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO YEARS
- ch4) Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
- ch5) Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
- ch6) Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood>/li>
- ( Milestones: birth-6months | 7-12 months | 19-24 months )
- SECTION 2
- PART 4 - EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
- ch7) Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
- ch8) Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

- (Milestones: 2 years | 3-4 years | 5-6 years)
- PART 5 - MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
- ch9) Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- ch10) Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle CHildhood
- (Milestones: 6-8 years | 9-11 years)
- PART 6 - ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
- ch11) Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- ch12) Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
- (Milestones: 11-14 years | 14-16 years | 16-18 years)
- SECTION 3
- PART 7 - EARLY ADULTHOOD
- ch13) Physical and Cognitive development in Early Adulthood
- ch14) Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
- (Milestones: 18-30 years | 30-40 years)
- PART 8 - MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
- ch15) Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
- ch16) Emotion and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
- (Milestones: 40-50 years | 50 -65 years)
- SECTION 4
- PART 9 - LATE ADULTHOOD
- ch17) Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
- ch18) Emotion and SOcial Development in Late Adulthood
- (Milestones: 65-80 years)
- PART 10 - THE END OF LIFE
- ch19) Death, Dying, and Bereavement
PS100 DEVELOPMENT
- ch14) Physical and Cognitive Development | Review ch14
- What is Development?
- development as differentiation | development as growth | development as orderly progression
- Physical Basis of Development
- mechanism of genetic transmission | environments at different points in development | environment and maturation
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- sensory-motor intelligence | preoperational period | concrete and formal operations
- Perception and Motor Action in Infancy
- links between eye and ear | perception of objects
- Preschooler and the Stage Concept
- the meaning of mental stage | the question of consistency | the question of discreteness | sequence or stages?
- Causes of Cognitive Growth
- Nativist approach: maturation | Empiricist approach: specific learning | Piaget's approach: assimilation and accommodation | Information-processing approach: chunking and strategies
- Cognitive Development from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
- Taking Stock
- ch15) Social Development | Review ch15
- Attachment
- roots of attachment | separation and loss | how crucial is early experience?
- Childhood Socialization
- cultural values and child rearing mechanisms of socialization | patterns of child rearing | child's effect on parents
- Development of Morality
- not doing wrong | doing good | moral reasoning
- Development of Sex and Gender
- gender roles | constitutional factors and sex differences | social factors and sex differences | theories of gender typing | sexual orientation
- Development After Childhood
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