Synopses & Reviews
This best-selling, topically organized child and adolescent development text covers the major theories and research of the field. It is known to be a scholarly developmental text that is interesting, accurate, up-to-date, and written clearly and concisely. The author stresses the processes that underlie developmental change so that students come away from the course with a solid understanding of the causes and complexities of human development. Finally, the author connects the theory and research to a number of real-life settings to prepare students for their future roles as parents, teachers, nurses, or psychologists.
Synopsis
Learn developmental psychology the easy way with DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE! Written in a clear, concise language, this psychology text presents you with the best theories, research, and practical advice that developmentalists have to offer today. With a focus on application, you will form an understanding of developmental principles that you can apply to your own life such as the most effective way to discipline children. Studying is made easy with tools such as chapter outlines, concept checks, a running glossary, key terms, web resources, and narrative summaries found throughout the text.
About the Author
David R. Shaffer is a Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator of Psychology at the University of Georgia, where he focuses on the Social and Life-Span Developmental Psychology Programs. He has been teaching courses in human development to graduate and undergraduate students for nearly 30 years. His many research articles have concerned such topics as altruism, attitudes and persuasion, moral development, sex roles and social behavior, self-disclosure, and social psychology and the law. He has also served as associate editor for the "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology," "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin," and "Journal of Personality." In 1990 Dr. Shaffer received the University of Georgia's highest instructional honor?the Josiah Meigs award for Excellence in Instruction.Katherine Kipp, Ph.D., is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Gainesville State University. Dr. Kipp was formerly Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia, where she focused on the Life-Span Developmental and Cognitive/Experimental Psychology Programs, and where she received numerous teaching and mentoring awards and fellowships. An active researcher, her interests include cognitive inhibition in children, children's memory, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and giftedness in children. She is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, Cognitive Development Society, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Society for Teaching in Psychology, and Psychonomics Society.
Table of Contents
Part I: THEORY AND RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES. 1. Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies. 2. Theories of Human Development. Part II: FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 3. Hereditary Influences on Development. 4. Prenatal Development and Birth. 5. Infancy. 6. Physical Development: The Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development. Part III: LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 7. Cognitive Development: Piaget's Theory and Vygotsky's Sociocultural Viewpoint. 8. Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives. 9. Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance. 10. Development of Language and Communication Skills. Part IV: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 11. Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment. 12. Development of the Self and Social Cognition. 13. Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development. 14. Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development. Part V: THE ECOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT. 15. The Context of Development I: The Family. 16. The Context of Development II: Television, Computers, School, and Peers.