Last edition Elsevier Organized topically and focused on practice, Children and Their Development, Seventh Edition shows students the way scientists actually conduct research and study the discipline. A well-known and respected researcher in the field of child development, author Robert V. Kail provides a path to explore the theory, research, and application of modern child development from conception through adolescence. The book’s accessible writing, modular format, and application-based features are designed to work together to help students see how research translates into practice.
Last Edition
ISBN 13: 9781292073767
Imprint: Pearson
Language: English
Authors: Robert V. Kail
Pub Date: 03/2015
Pages: 592
Illus: Illustrated
Weight: 1,350.000 grams
Size: h 218 X 276 mm
Product Type: Softcover
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- • Module Organization. The focus on a student-friendly book begins with the structure of the chapters. Each chapter consists of three or four modules that provide a clear and well-defined organization to the chapter.
- • Chapter-opening Introductions. Learning Objectives and Vignettes at the start of each module introduce the topic to be covered, helping to guide students on important subjects in each section.
- • Fully integrates Features. Special topics that are set off in other textbooks as feature boxes are fully integrated with the main text and identified by a distinctive icon.
- • Self-Testing Material. Test Yourself questions at the end of each chapter confirm and cement students’ understanding of the chapter material.
- • Highlights Key Terms. The Key Terms section lists all of the important boldfaced terms appearing in the chapter.
- • Chapter-ending Summaries. The Summary is a concise review of the chapter helping students to recall important themes of the chapter.
- Robert V. Kail is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Kail is editor of Psychological Science. 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 of the Association for Psychological Science. His research focuses on cognitive development during childhood and adolescence. He will be the editor of The Society for Research in Child Development's Child Development
- 1. The Science of Child Development
- 2. Genetic Bases of Child Development
- 3. Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
- 4. Growth and Health
- 5. Perceptual and Motor Development
- 6. Theories of Cognitive Development
- 7. Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills
- 8. Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition
- 9. Language and Communication
- 10. Emotional Development
- 11. Understanding Self and Others
- 12. Moral Understanding and Behavior
- 13. Gender and Development
- 14. Family Relationships
- 15. Influences Beyond the Family
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