Invitation to the Life Span
About the Author
Preface
New Material
Renewed Emphasis on Critical Thinking in the Pedagogical Program
Ongoing Features
Supplements
Thanks
Chapter Introduction
Chapter Introduction
Understanding How and Why
The Lif
Theories of Human Development
Using the Scientific Method
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
APPLICATIONS
Chapter Introduction
Life Begins
From Zygote to Newborn
Problems and Solutions
Nature and Nurture
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APPLICATIONS
Chapter Introduction
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Growth in Infancy
Surviving in Good Health
Infant Cognition
Language
SUMMARY
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APPLICATIONS
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Emotional Development
The Development of Social Bonds
Theories of Infant Psychosocial Development
Infant Day Care
SUMMARY
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Body Changes
Thinking During Early Childhood
Language Learning
Earl
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
APPLICATIONS
Chapter Introduction
Emotional Development
Challenges for Caregivers
Teaching Right and Wrong
Harm to Children
SUMMARY
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APPLICATIONS
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A Healthy Time
Cognition
Teaching and Learning
Developmental Psychopathology
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
APPLICATIONS
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The Nature of the Child
Families and Children
The Peer Group
Children’s Moral Values
SUMMARY
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Puberty
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Teaching and Learning
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Identity
Human Relationships
Sadness and Anger
Drug Use and Abuse
SUMMARY
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Body Development
Cognitive Development
Becoming Your Own Person
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Growing Older
Losses and Gains
The Aging Brain
Selecting and Protecting
SUMMARY
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Chapter Introduction
Personality Development in Adulthood
Intimacy: Connecting with Others
Generativity: The Work of Adulthood
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Prejudice and Predictions
Selective Optimization with Compensation
The Aging Brain
Brain Diseases
Older and Wiser?
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Chapter Introduction
Theories of Late Adulthood
Activities in Late Adulthood
Friends and Relatives
The Frail Elderly
SUMMARY
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Chapter Introduction
Death and Hope
Choices in Dying
Affirmation of Life
SUMMARY
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APPLICATIONS
References