Children and Their Development (2nd Edition)

Kail, Robert V.

ISBN 10: 0130867659 / ISBN 13: 9780130867650

Published by Prentice Hall (edition 2), 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Children and Their Development (2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (edition 2)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130867659
• ISBN 13: 9780130867650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Illustrating both the splendor of child development and the strides that researchers have made in understanding developmental psychology, this accessible book presents the core research, theory, and application of the developmental psychology field. A noted researcher in cognitive development, using a modular format, writes it and a clear and engaging style. Readers are encouraged to focus on the main concepts through the use of real case studies, outlines, objectives, questions, special features, and other devices. Chapter topics include issues related to the science and genetic bases of child development; prenatal development, birth, and the newborn; physical and motor development; sensory and perceptual development; Piaget's theory of cognitive development; information-processing approaches to cognitive development; intelligence and individual differences in cognition; language and communication; emotional development; understanding self and others; moral understanding and behavior; gender and development; family relationships; and influences beyond the family. For individuals who want to learn more about the key issues and diversity, of children's developmental journeys into adulthood.

About the Author

ROBERT V. KAIL is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University, and he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Kail is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and coeditor of Advances in Child Development and Behavior. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University, and is a fellow in the American Psychological Society. His research interests are in the area of cognitive development and focus on the causes and consequences of developmental change in the speed of information processing. Kail has also written The Development of Memory in Children and, with John C Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Lifespan View. Away from the office, he enjoys flying, working out, playing soccer with his daughter, and watching his young adult sons on stage.