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As a master teacher, John Santrock connects current scholarship with real-world applications, helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Students report that highlighting the connections among the different aspects of lifespan development helps them to better understand the concepts. The robust research foundation of this text is made accessible to students through an integrated learning goals system, resulting in a comprehensive and chronological approach to lifespan development that helps students gain the insight they need to study smarter, stay focused, and improve performance. McGraw Hill Connect’s® digital learning tools are invaluable in helping students synthesize and master the broad scope of content of the lifespan development course.
Ch 1 Introduction
Careers in Life-Span Development
SECTION 2 BEGINNINGS
Ch 2 Biological Beginnings
Ch 3 Prenatal Development and Birth
SECTION 3 INFANCY
Ch 4 Physical Development in Infancy
Ch 5 Cognitive Development in Infancy
Ch 6 Socioemotional Development in Infancy
SECTION 4 EARLY CHILDHOOD
Ch 7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Ch 8 Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
SECTION 5 MIDDLE AND LATE CHILDHOOD
Ch 9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Ch 10 Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
SECTION 6 ADOLESCENCE
Ch 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Ch 12 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
SECTION 7 EARLY ADULTHOOD
Ch 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Ch 14 Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood
SECTION 8 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Ch 15 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Ch 16 Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood
SECTION 9 LATE ADULTHOOD
Ch 17 Physical Development in Late Adulthood
Ch 18 Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Ch 19 Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood
SECTION 10 ENDINGS
Ch 20 Death, Dying, and Grieving
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John Santrock
John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology at the undergraduate level. In 2006, Dr. Santrock received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in Teaching Award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology on the contextual aspects of affectively toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 13th Edition; Life-Span Development, 14th Edition; Adolescence, 14th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.
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