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Lifespan Development, 9th edition

  • Denise Boyd, 
  • Helen Bee

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Overview

Lifespan Development provides an introduction to developmental science that’s geared around helping you apply your understanding of development to your own life. Throughout this thorough overview of the discipline, authors Denise Boyd and Helen Bee emphasize how concepts connect to research. Combined with their down-to-earth writing style, this approach helps make abstract theoretical material understandable.

The 9th Edition has been updated to reflect changing perspectives and recent research. The authors present fresh coverage of neurological milestones of adolescence, influences on interpersonal attraction and other topics. In addition, all key terms throughout the text have been assessed and replaced as necessary with relevant contemporary terminology.

Published by Pearson (October 2nd 2024) - Copyright © 2025

ISBN-13: 9780137957132

Subject: Psychology

Category: Lifespan Development

Overview

  1. Basic Concepts and Methods
  2. Theories of Development
  3. Prenatal Development and Birth
  4. Physical, Sensory and Perceptual Development in Infancy
  5. Cognitive Development in Infancy
  6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy
  7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
  8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood
  9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
  10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
  11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
  12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
  13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
  14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
  15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
  16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
  17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
  18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
  19. Death, Dying and Bereavement

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