Synopsis
This thoroughly revised and improved study guide offers everything you need for a thorough mastery of the textbook material! You'll find Chapter Summaries, Learning Objectives, Study Questions, Critical Issues Questions, Crossword Puzzles, and Multiple-Choice Practice Tests.
From the Back Cover
The fifth edition of this best-selling topical approach to child development continues its tradition of being the most current and comprehensive book available. Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of child development, has updated the text with a heightened emphasis on inclusion of interdisciplinary research, diverse pathways of change, the critical interplay between biology and environment in child development, and greatly strengthened links between applications and theory or research. This edition's substantial revision brings forth all the new themes that represent the burgeoning, changing field of child development at the crossroads of a new millennium. KEY TOPCIS: Laura Berk carefully considers the complexities of child development, presenting classic and cutting-edge theories in an especially clear, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based and real-world examples. The helpful topical organization emphasizes to readers the interrelatedness of all aspects of development physical, cognitive, emotional, and social throughout the text narrative and in special features. Students are provided an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of child development. For readers who have an interest in updated research on child development.
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