In this section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents
PART I. THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
PART II. FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
Baby
PART III. INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO
YEARS
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
PART IV. EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Childhood
Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early
Childhood
PART V. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood
Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Childhood
PART VI. ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in
Adolescence
Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in
Adolescence
PART VII. EARLY ADULTHOOD
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Adulthood
Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
Adulthood
PART VIII. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in
Middle Adulthood
Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Adulthood
PART IX. LATE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
Adulthood
Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
PART X. THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Full Table of Contents
PART I. THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
· A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
· Basic Issues
· The Lifespan Perspective: A Balanced Point of View
· Scientific Beginnings
· Mid-Twentieth-Century Theories
· Recent Theoretical Perspectives
· Comparing and Evaluating Theories
· Studying Development
· Ethics in Lifespan Research
PART II. FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
· Genetic Foundations
· Reproductive Choices
· Environmental Contexts for Development
· Understanding the Relationship Between Heredity and Environment
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
Baby
· Prenatal Development
· Prenatal Environmental Influences
· Childbirth
· Approaches to Childbirth
· Medical Interventions
· Preterm and Low-Birth-Weight Infants
· Birth Complications, Parenting, and Resilience
· The Newborn Baby’s Capacities
· Adjusting to the New Family Unit
PART III. INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO
YEARS
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
· Body Growth
· Brain Development
· Influences on Early Physical Growth
· Learning Capacities
· Motor Development
· Perceptual Development
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
· Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory
· Information Processing
· The Social Context of Early Cognitive Development
· Individual Differences in Early Mental Development
· Language Development
Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
· Erikson’s Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality
· Emotional Development
· Temperament and Development
· Development of Attachment
· Self-Development During the First Two Years
PART IV. EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Childhood
Physical Development
· A Changing Body and Brain
· Influences on Physical Growth and Health
· Motor Development
Cognitive Development
· Piaget’s Theory: The Preoperational Stage
· Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
· Information Processing
· Individual Differences in Mental Development
· Language Development
Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
· Erikson’s Theory: Initiative versus Guilt
· Self-Understanding
· Emotional Development
· Peer Relations
· Foundations of Morality
· Gender Typing
· Child Rearing and Emotional and Social Development
PART V. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood
Physical Development
· Body Growth
· Common Health Problems
· Motor Development and Play
Cognitive Development
· Piaget’s Theory: The Concrete Operational Stage
· Information Processing
· Individual Differences in Mental Development
· Language Development
· Learning in School
Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Childhood
· Erikson’s Theory: Industry versus Inferiority
· Self-Understanding
· Understanding Others: Perspective Taking
· Moral Development
· Peer Relations
· Gender Typing
· Family Influences
· Some Common Problems of Development
PART VI. ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in
Adolescence
Physical Development
· Conceptions of Adolescence
· Puberty: The Physical Transition to Adulthood
· The Psychological Impact of Pubertal Events
· Health Issues
Cognitive Development
· Piaget’s Theory: The Formal Operational Stage
· An Information-Processing View of Adolescent Cognitive Development
· Consequences of Adolescent Cognitive Changes
· Sex Differences in Mental Abilities
· Learning in School
Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in
Adolescence
· Erikson’s Theory: Identity versus Role Confusion
· Self-Understanding
· Moral Development
· Gender Typing
· The Family
· Peer Relations
· Problems of Development
PART VII. EARLY ADULTHOOD
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Adulthood
Physical Development
· Biological Aging Is Under Way in Early Adulthood
· Physical Changes
· Health and Fitness
Cognitive Development
· Changes in the Structure of Thought
· Expertise and Creativity
· The College Experience
· Vocational Choice
Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
Adulthood
· A Gradual Transition: Emerging Adulthood
· Erikson’s Theory: Intimacy versus Isolation
· Other Theories of Adult Psychosocial Development
· Close Relationships
· The Family Life Cycle
· The Diversity of Adult Lifestyles
· Career Development
PART VIII. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in
Middle Adulthood
Physical Development
· Physical Changes
· Health and Fitness
· Adapting the Physical Challenges of Midlife
Cognitive Development
· Changes in Mental Abilities
· Information Processing
· Vocational Life and Cognitive Development
· Adult Learners: Becoming a College Student in Midlife
Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Adulthood
· Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development in Midlife
· Stability and Change in Self-Concept and Personality
· Relationships at Midlife
· Vocational Life
PART IX. LATE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
Adulthood
Physical Development
· Life Expectancy
· Physical Changes
· Health, Fitness, and Disability
Cognitive Development
· Memory
· Language Processing
· Problem Solving
· Wisdom
· Factors Related to Cognitive Change
· Cognitive Interventions
· Lifelong Learning
Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
· Erikson’s Theory: Ego Integrity versus Despair
· Other Theories of Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
· Stability and Change in Self-Concept and Personality
· Contextual Influences on Psychological Well-Being
· A Changing Social World
· Relationships in Late Adulthood
· Retirement
· Optimal Aging
PART X. THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
· How We Die
· Understanding of and Attitudes Toward Death
· Thinking and Emotions of Dying People
· A Place to Die
· The Right to Die
· Bereavement: Coping with the Death of a Loved One
· Death Education
Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught human development to both undergraduate and graduate students for more than three decades. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in child development and educational psychology from the University of Chicago. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia.
Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children’s development, the development of private speech, and the role of make-believe play in development. Her research has been funded by the U.S. Office of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. It has appeared in many prominent journals, including Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Development and Psychopathology, and Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to Psychology Today and Scientific American. She has also been featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and in Parents Magazine, Wondertime, and Reader’s Digest.
Berk has served as a research editor for Young Children and a consulting editor for Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Currently, she is an associate editor for the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology. She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes on early childhood development, having recently authored chapters on the importance of parenting, on make-believe play and self-regulation, and on the kindergarten child. She has also written the article on social development for The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion; the article on Vygotsky for the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science; and the chapter on storytelling as a teaching strategy for Voices of Experience: Memorable Talks from the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (Association for Psychological Science). She is the coauthor of the forthcoming chapter on make-believe play and self-regulation in the Sage Handbook of Play in Early Childhood.
Berk’s books include Private Speech: From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation; Scaffolding Children’s Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education; Landscapes of Development: An Anthology of Readings; and A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence. In addition to Exploring Lifespan Development, she is author of the best-selling texts Child Development and Infants, Children, and Adolescents, and Development Through the Lifespan published by Pearson. Her book for parents and teachers is Awakening Children’s Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference.
Berk is active in work for children’s causes. In addition to service in her home community, she is a member of the national board of directors and chair of the Chicago advisory board of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive literacy intervention to thousands of low-income preschoolers across the United States, using college and university students as interveners. Berk is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 7: Developmental Psychology.
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