The Developing Person Through the Life Span
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Beschreibung
Kathleen Berger’s acclaimed survey of developmental psychology across the lifespan is inclusive of cultures from every corner of the globe and compelling in its exploration of the everyday relevance of theories, ideas, and discoveries. Filled with engaging examples, it clearly shows the connections between research and real life.
Kathleen Berger’s acclaimed survey of developmental psychology across the life span is always up to date, always inclusive of cultures from every corner of the globe, and always compelling in the way it shows students the everyday relevance of the field’s theories, ideas, and discoveries.
With its new edition, the text becomes a more deeply integrated text/media resource than ever, with the book and its dedicated version of LaunchPad combining seamlessly to enhance the learning experience. But driving that experience, as always, is the clear, engaging voice of Kathleen Berger, revealing the connections between the study of development across all stages of life and the lives that students actually live.
The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.
- The Visualizing Development feature tells a visual story about an important concept in life-span development around the globe.
- Opposing Perspectives asks students to look at both sides of a controversial issue (spanking, co-sleeping, the impact of culture versus genes, etc.), encouraging critical thinking.
- Inside the Brain takes students to the frontiers of contemporary neuroscience research
- Throughout the book, Berger highlights cultural differences and universals and their impact on the values and customs that shape individual development.
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- Coverage includes new developments in late-breaking research areas, from epigenetics to end-of-life care. Berger includes this research in a way your students will understand and be able to apply in their future careers.
- New and updated Data Connections activities in LaunchPad help students expand their understanding of key topics and data interactively - from interactive maps showing rates of breastfeeding and immunization to manipulatable graphs showing trends in adolescent risk-taking behaviors.
- New Career Alerts present career options in various applied settings.
- New Suggested Apps show ways of applying developmental research.
Undergraduate students taking modules in Developmental Psychology
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Kathleen Berger
Themen in »The Developing Person Through the Life Span«
Developmental Psychology Human Development Psychology Kathleen Stassen Berger Developing Person Through the Life Span