Experience Human Development - Brossura

Papalia, Diane; Feldman, Ruth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071316191 ISBN 13: 9780071316194

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Riassunto

Experience Human Development 12e allows you to:

Experience a program that connects students to the real world. Our Milestones video program allows students to witness real life as it unfolds via a customizable, assignable and assessible platform. Additionally, our new Research in Action feature highlights interesting and timely topics.

Experience the diversity of the human experience.The 12th edition of this classic best-seller retains the extensive and integrated cross-cultural and multicultural coverage as previous editions.

Experience a program that helps students navigate the vast amount of material in the course.Now with Connect Lifespan, Papalia 12e allows students to connect with real life and the real world. Connect Psychology with LearnSmart, our adaptive learning system, is designed to help students learn faster, study more efficiently, and retain more knowledge for greater success. And, it allows faculty to spend more time teaching and less time grading.

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L'autore:

As a professor, Diane E. Papalia has taught thousands of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her bachelors degree, majoring in psychology, from Vassar College and both her masters degree in child development and family relations and her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from West Virginia University. She has published numerous articles in such professional journals as Human Development, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Sex Roles, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Journal of Gerontology. Most of these papers have dealt with her major research focus, cognitive development from childhood through old age.

Contenuti:

CHAPTER 1 The Study of Human Development

Human Development: An Ever-Evolving Field

Studying the Life Span

Human Development Today

The Study of Human Development: Basic Concepts

Domains of Development

Periods of the Life Span

Influences on Development

Heredity, Environment, and Maturation

Contexts of Development

Normative and Nonnormative Influences

Timing of Influences: Critical or Sensitive Periods

Paul B. Baltes’s Life-Span Developmental Approach

CHAPTER 2 Theory and Research

Basic Theoretical Issues

Issue 1: Is Development Active or Reactive?

Issue 2: Is Development Continuous or Discontinuous?

Theoretical Perspectives

Perspective 1: Psychoanalytic

Perspective 2: Learning

Perspective 3: Cognitive

Perspective 4: Contextual

Perspective 5: Evolutionary/Sociobiological

A Shifting Balance

Research Methods

Sampling

Forms of Data Collection

Basic Research Designs

Developmental Research Designs

CHAPTER 3 Forming a New Life

Conceiving New Life

How Fertilization Takes Place

What Causes Multiple Births?

Mechanisms of Heredity

The Genetic Code

What Determines Sex?

Patterns of Genetic Transmission

Genetic and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Genetic Counseling and Testing

Nature and Nurture: Influences of Heredity and Environment

Studying Heredity and Environment

How Heredity and Environment Work Together

Some Characteristics Influenced by Heredity and Environment Prenatal Development

Stages of Prenatal Development

Environmental Influences: Maternal Factors

Environmental Influences: Paternal Factors

Monitoring and Promoting Prenatal Development

Disparities in Prenatal Care

The Need for Preconception Care

CHAPTER 4 Birth and Physical Development during the First Three Years

Childbirth and Culture: How Birthing Has Changed

The Birth Process

Stages of Childbirth

Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Vaginal versus Cesarean Delivery

Medicated versus Nonmedicated Delivery

The Newborn Baby

Size and Appearance

Body Systems

Medical and Behavioral Assessment

States of Arousal

Complications of Childbirth

Low Birth Weight

Postmaturity

Stillbirth

Can a Supportive Environment Overcome Effects of

Birth Complications?

Survival and Health

Death during Infancy

Immunization for Better Health

Early Physical Development

Principles of Development

Patterns of Growth

Nutrition

The Brain and Reflex Behavior

Early Sensory Capacities

Motor Development

Milestones of Motor Development

Motor Development and Perception

Eleanor and James Gibson’s Ecological Theory

How Motor Development Occurs: Thelan’s Dynamic Systems Theory

Cultural Influences on Motor Development

CHAPTER 5 Cognitive Development during the First Three Years

Studying Cognitive Development: Six Approaches

Behaviorist Approach: Basic Mechanics of Learning Classical and Operant Conditioning

Infant Memory

Psychometric Approach: Developmental and

Intelligence Testing

Testing Infants and Toddlers

Assessing the Impact of the Early Home Environment

Early Intervention

Piagetian Approach: The Sensorimotor Stage

Substages of the Sensorimotor Stage

Do Imitative Abilities Develop Earlier than Piaget Thought?

Development of Knowledge about Objects and Space

Evaluating Piaget’s Sensorimotor Stage

Information-Processing Approach: Perceptions and Representations

Habituation

Visual and Auditory Processing Abilities

Information Processing as a Predictor of Intelligence

Information Processing and the Development of

Piagetian Abilities

Cognitive Neuroscience Approach: The Brain’s

Cognitive Structures

Memory Systems

Understanding of Number

Social-Contextual Approach: Learning Form Interactions with Caregivers

Language Development

Sequence of Early Language Development

Characteristics of Early Speech

Classic Theories of Language Acquisition:

The Nature-Nurture Debate

Influences on Early Language Development

Preparing for Literacy: The Benefits of Reading Aloud

CHAPTER 6 Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years

Foundations of Psychosocial Development Emotions

Temperament

Earliest Social Experiences: The Infant in the Family

Gender: How Different Are Baby Boys and Girls?

Developmental Issues in Infancy

Developing Trust

Developing Attachments

Emotional Communication with Caregivers: Mutual Regulation

Social Referencing

Developmental Issues in Toddlerhood

The Emerging Sense of Self

Development of Autonomy

The Roots of Moral Development: Socialization and Internalization

Contact with Other Children

Siblings

Sociability with Nonsiblings

Children of Working Parents

Effects of Maternal Employment

Early Child Care

Maltreatment: Child Abuse and Neglect

Maltreatment: Facts and Figures

Contributing Factors: An Ecological View

Helping Families in Trouble

Long-Term Effects of Maltreatment

CHAPTER 7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Aspects of Physical Development

Bodily Growth and Change

Sleep Patterns and Problems

Brain Development

Motor Skills

Health and Safety

Preventing Obesity

Undernutrition

Deaths and Accidental Injuries

Health in Context: Environmental Influences

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Piagetian Approach: the Preoperational Child

Advances of Preoperational Thought

Immature Aspects of Preoperational Thought

Do Young Children Have Theories of Mind?

Information-Processing Approach: Memory Development

Basic Processes and Capacities

Recognition and Recall

Forming and Retaining Childhood Memories

Intelligence: Psychometric and Vygotskian Approaches

Traditional Psychometric Measures

Influences on Measured Intelligence

Testing and Teaching Based on Vygotsky’s Theory

Language Development

Vocabulary

Grammar and Syntax

Pragmatics and Social Speech

Private Speech

Delayed Language Development

Preparation for Literacy

Early Childhood Education

Goals and Types of Preschools

Compensatory Preschool Programs

The Child in Kindergarten

CHAPTER 8 Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

The Developing Self

The Self-Concept and Cognitive Development

Self-Esteem

Understanding and Regulating Emotions

Erikson: Initiative versus Guilt

Gender

Gender Differences

Perspectives on Gender Development

Play: The Business of Early Childhood

Cognitive Levels of Play

The Social Dimension of Play

How Gender Influences Play

How Culture Influences Play

Parenting

Forms of Discipline

Parenting Styles

Special Behavioral Concerns

Relationships with Other Children

Sibling Relationships

The Only Child

Playmates and Friends

CHAPTER 9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Aspects of Physical Development

Height and Weight

Nutrition and Sleep

Brain Development

Motor Development and Physical Play

Health, Fitness, and Safety

Obesity and Body Image

Other Medical Conditions

Accidental Injuries

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Piagetian Approach: The Concrete Operational Child

Cognitive Advances

Influences of Neurological Development, Culture, and Schooling

Moral Reasoning

Information-Processing Approach: Planning, Attention, and Memory

How Do Executive Skills Develop?

Selective Attention

Working Memory Span

Metamemory: Understanding Memory

Mnemonics: Strategies for Remembering

Information Processing and Piagetian Tasks

Psychometric Approach: Assessment of Intelligence

The IQ Controversy

Influences on Intelligence

Is There More Than One Intelligence?

Other Directions in Intelligence Testing

Language

Vocabulary, Grammar, and Syntax

Pragmatics: Knowledge about Communication

Second-Language Learning

The Child In School

Entering First Grade

Becoming Literate

Influences on School Achievement

Educating Children with Special Needs

Children with Learning Problems

Gifted Children

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0071316191
• ISBN 13: 9780071316194
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 800