Chapter Introduction

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The Study of Human Development

Developmental Psychology

Three Debates

Three Methods

Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development

Chromosomes and Genes

From Zygote to Embryo to Fetus

Infancy and Child Development

Newborn Growth and Development

The Language Explosion

Piaget and Cognitive Development

Vygotsky and Cognitive Development

Temperament and Attachment

Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages

Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

Gender Development

Emerging Adulthood

Adulthood

Physical Development

Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Death and Dying

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