Synopses & Reviews
The Cengage Learning DISCOVERY SERIES: INTRODUCTION TO LIFESPAN is designed to deliver traditional course content in an innovative hybrid learning format--instruction presented in a printed handbook paired with integrated online applications and assessments. The program promotes measurable mastery of core course learning objectives by guiding students' active engagement with content delivered through the book, images, video, simulations, and assessments. This contemporary approach to learning seamlessly integrates text and technology, enabling students to easily move from the book's instruction to its online applications for a deeper, lasting understanding of the core psychological concepts, and for assessments that reliably track students' progress and performance.
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"The project model is innovative, and reader friendly to both teachers and students...the model is sensitive to the learning needs of students; it allows for gradual self-paced learning."Gabriel G. Feldmar, Ph.D., Nassau Community College
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"To discover, interact, and demonstrate is a great model for learning."Shawn M. Haake, Iowa Central Community College
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"What sets it apart from other texts [...] is that it reads like a narrative rather than a textbook. [...] I would describe it as easy to read, engaging, and well organized."Shawn M. Haake, Iowa Central Community College
Synopsis
The Cengage Learning DISCOVERY
About the Author
Spencer A. Rathus received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany and is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey. His research interests include treatment of obesity and eating disorders, smoking cessation, human growth and development, methods of therapy, and sexual dysfunctions. He is the author of the widely used Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and has written several college textbooks, including Psychology: Concepts and Connections, AIDS: What Every Student Needs to Know, Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity, and Childhood and Adolescence: Voyages in Development.
Table of Contents
1. What Is Lifespan Development? 2. Beginnings. 3. Infancy. 4. Early Childhood. 5. Middle Childhood. 6. Adolescence. 7. Early Adulthood. 8. Middle Adulthood. 9. Late Adulthood. 10. Life's Final Chapter.