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Child Development (Chronological Approach) [COMPREHENSIVE] (Psychology)
Child Development (Family Studies & Human Development)

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For courses in Child Development, taught Chronologically.

Courses may be in psychology, education, nursing, social work or human development.

Most balanced presentation of the research and applications important to the field and students taking the course.

Introduces students to the theories, research, and applications of child and adolescent development. Child Development 5e features a variety of student-focused tools that make the study of development interesting and engaging with an emphasis on practical, take-home information that students can use now and in the future.

Features

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How do you connect the material covered in the course to students from varying majors?

Child Development 5e has an increased emphasis on helping students to understand the link between various careers and findings from the field of child development.

Applying From a Child Development Professional’s Perspective—Newly-highlighted as an attractive margin feature, presents a series of questions designed to help students think about the chapter's content and apply it to their daily experience. These sections include critical thinking questions that challenge students to think from the perspective of various professionals who use developmental research in their careers, such as educators, health providers, social workers, etc.
Careers in Child Development--interviews with individuals who work in a career that relies on the information from the field of child development. Connects students to the wide range of careers that rely on developmental research and information.

How do you connect material covered in the course to the everyday lives of your students?

Many of the student-focused features of Child Development 5e are designed to create a connection between the material in the text and the lives of students. Capitalizing on students’ inherent interest in the subject, Child Development 5e drives students to relate to what they are learning by examining their own experiences.

From Research to Practice boxes--appear in each chapter to focus discussion on how developmental research can be used in everyday life. From child-rearing issues to applying developmental research to public policy, this boxed feature helps students think about developmental research outside of the classroom.
Becoming an Informed Consumer of Development--expand on the chapter coverage by showing relevance and application to everyday situations, such as finding a child-care provider.
Observation Videos in Child Development CD-ROM--bring to life more than 30 key concepts discussed within the narrative of the text. Each video contains an introduction to the concept being illustrated as well as commentary describing what is taking place at crucial points in the video. Questions follow each video for students to use as review, quizzing, or for further discussion.

How do you incorporate diversity into your course?

Developmental Diversity sections highlight issues relevant to today's multicultural society. This feature helps to remind students of the concepts within child development that unite and diversify our global community.

How do you ensure that your students understand the content and retain the important information?

MyDevelopmentLab REVIEW at the end of each section within the chapters provides a sampling of questions on the important points just covered, and invites the student to go to the MyDevelopmentLab online learning system for additional review questions and a wealth of other student resources.
Case Studies -- at the end of every chapter, a case study provides thought provoking scenarios related to the chapter issues, followed by questions to hone students’ critical thinking skills.
End-of-Part “Putting It All Together” – The content of all the chapters in each textbook Part is recapped and addressed from the domains of physical, cognitive, and social and personality development. In addition, questions address developmental issues from the perspective of people such a parents, professional caregivers, social workers, and educators.
MyVirtualChild – students are reminded, at the end of each chapter, to access this interactive simulation that allows them to raise a child from birth to 18 and monitor the effects of their parenting decisions over time.

New To This Edition

Child Development, Fifth Edition features a variety of student-focused applications that make the study of development interesting and engaging with an emphasis on practical, take-home information for students of varying majors and backgrounds. Chronologically arranged.

A considerable number of topics and areas have been added or expanded in the 5th edition of Child Development:

Chapter 1: cohort effects, terrorism, Rousseau, Locke, noble savage, tabula rasa, physical abuse as risk factors for violence, psychological abuse and childhood violence

Chapter 2: replication, meta-analysis

Chapter 3: intergenerational effects of smoking, psychological consequences of abortion, prenatal vitamins and folic acid, prenatal testing

Chapter 4: U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act, American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on hospital discharge following birth, Bradley method, hypnobirthing,

side effects of birthing drugs, postpartum depression, circumcision

Chapter 5: gender/ethnic differences in height and weight, shaken baby syndrome, obesity in infants, new data on underweight children, new data on child poverty rates

Chapter 6: Baby Einstein, value of educational media, neurodevelopment aspects of memory

Chapter 7: mirror neurons, reactive attachment disorder, findings on low-quality group child care

Chapter 8: children’s participation in medical decision-making, brain growth and nutrition, brain growth and cognitive and motor skills, malnutrition and brain development, agility, spanking and parental reactions to stress

Chapter 9: Montessori school effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis of pre-kindergarten, educational television outcomes, television viewing and obesity

Chapter 10: play and cognitive and brain development, racial and ethnic identity development

Chapter 11: psychological disorders and medication, increase in diagnoses of psychological disorders in children, self-care children and obesity, risks of competitive sport participation

Chapter 12: familial intellectual deficit, intellectual deficit, No Child Left Behind, mnemonics, three memory stores, logical thinking, bilingualism and immersion programs, brain scans and bilingualism

Chapter 13: sibling rivalry, sibling influences, bullying, poverty and family life, Erikson,

learned helplessness, how increasing cognitive skills leads to differentiation in self-concept

Chapter 14: Obesity and menarche, Leptin, prefrontal cortex and brain development, stress and bullying, obesity and fast foods, obesity, inactivity, and video games,

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

Chapter 15: No Child Left Behind, home schooling, middle school transition, middle school effectiveness, work pros and cons, pseudomaturity, propositional thought and validity

Chapter 16: extended timetable for autonomy, emergence of crowds and cliques and cognition, online gambling, virginity pledges and pregnancy reduction, cross-cultural teenage pregnancy rates, sex education programs

Table of Contents

1: An Introduction to Child Development

2: Theoretical Perspectives and Research

3: The Start of Life: Genetics and Prenatal Development

4: Birth and the Newborn Infant

5: Physical Development in Infancy

6: Cognitive Development in Infancy

7: Social and Personality Development in Infancy

8: Physical Development in the Preschool Years

9: Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

10: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years

11: Physical Development in Middle Childhood

12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

13: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

14: Physical Development in Adolescence

15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

16: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Previous Edition(s)

Child Development, 4/E
Feldman
©2007 | Pearson | Cloth; 624 pp | Out of Print
ISBN-10: 0131732471 | ISBN-13: 9780131732476
Brief Description |

For courses in Child Development, taught Chronologically.

Courses may be in psychology, education, nursing, social work or human development.

Most Applied Text for Child Development

Introduces students to the theories, research, and applications of child and adolescent development. Child Development 4e features a variety of student-focused tools that make the study of development interesting and engaging with an emphasis on practical, take-home information that students can use now and in the future.
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Next Edition(s)

Child Development, 6/E
Feldman
©2012 | Pearson | Cloth; 552 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205253547 | ISBN-13: 9780205253548
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Most balanced presentation of research and applications

Feldman’s Child Development, 6e offers students a balanced and up-to-date study of theory and research with a focus on application to students’ personal lives and future careers.

Child Development 6e introduces students to the theories, research, and applications of child and adolescent development. Organized chronologically, the book features a variety of student-focused tools that make the study of development interesting and engaging. It highlights the interrelationships between theory, research, and application, accentuating the scope and diversity of the field. It also illustrates how child developmentalists use theory, research, and applications to help solve significant social problems. An emphasis on practical, take-home information provides students with lessons they can use both now and in the future.

Teaching & Learning Experience

Personalize Learning – The new MyDevelopmentLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
Apply Developmental Science and Engage Students - A strong balance of research and applications maintains student interest throughout every section in the text.
Improve Critical Thinking – Reflective questions included within MyVirtualChild encouraging students to think critically and apply chapter content to real life situations as they raise their own virtual child.
Explore Research – “From Research to Practice” and “Are You an Informed Consumer of Development?” show students how they can apply the concepts they’re learning in the text to real life situations.
Understand Culture and Diversity – “Developmental Diversity” sections highlight issues relevant in today’s multicultural society.
Support Instructors - Class Prep, MyVirtualChild, Video embedded PowerPoints, MyTest, clicker questions, and an instructor’s manual provide extensive support for instructors.

Sample chapter and more available on our preview site! www.pearsonhighered.com/fall2011preview/#Psych
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Author Bios

Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A recipient of the College Distinguished Teacher Award, he teaches psychology classes ranging in size from 15 to nearly 500 students. During the course of more than two decades as a college instructor, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, Virginia Commonwealth University, in addition to the University of Massachusetts.

Feldman, who initiated the Minority Mentoring Program at the University of Massachusetts, also has served as a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and Senior Online Teaching Fellow. He also is actively involved in promoting the field of psychology. He is on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences, and also is on the Board of the Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

A Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Feldman received a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Feldman is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award, and he has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. He has edited Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theory and Research, and co-edited Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior. He is also author of Development Across the Life Span, Understanding Psychology, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His books have been translated into many languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese.

His research interests include honesty and deception in everyday life. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.

Feldman loves music, is an enthusiastic, if not-exactly-expert, pianist, and he enjoys cooking and traveling. He has three children, and he and his wife, a psychologist, live in western Massachusetts in a home overlooking the Holyoke mountain range.

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MyDevelopmentLab with MyVirtualChild is a learning and assessment tool that allows instructors to assess student performance and adapt course content without investing a lot of additional time or resources.

Students benefit from this easy-to-use site with or without their instructor’s involvement. Students can test themselves on key content, track their progress, and utilize individually tailored study plan activities, including an e-book, simulations, newsfeeds, videos, and application exercises.

MyDevelopmentLab also provides students the opportunity to raise a virtual child from birth to age 18 and monitor the effects of specific parenting decisions over time.

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MyDevelopmentLab -- Instant Access -- for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0205746233 | ISBN-13: 9780205746231
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MyDevelopmentLab with Pearson eText -- Instant Access -- for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2012 | Pearson | Website; 552 pp | Live
ISBN-10: 0205797636 | ISBN-13: 9780205797639
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Test Item File for Blackboard for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205759645 | ISBN-13: 9780205759644

Student Access Codes

MyDevelopmentLab -- Standalone Access Card -- for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205633536 | ISBN-13: 9780205633531
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MyDevelopmentLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card
Berk
©2009 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205669115 | ISBN-13: 9780205669110
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MyVirtualChild -- Standalone Access Card, 2/E
Manis
©2010 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205690335 | ISBN-13: 9780205690336
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Course & Discipline Resources

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For the Family Studies & Human Development Discipline
For the Psychology Discipline

Instructor's Resource Manual for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement; 336 pp | Live
ISBN-10: 0205655041 | ISBN-13: 9780205655045

PowerPoint Presentation (Download only) for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205655068 | ISBN-13: 9780205655069

Test Item File for Blackboard for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205759645 | ISBN-13: 9780205759644

Test Item File for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement; 258 pp | Live
ISBN-10: 020565505X | ISBN-13: 9780205655052

Websites and online courses

MyDevelopmentLab -- Instant Access -- for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0205746233 | ISBN-13: 9780205746231
Online purchase price: $35.00More Info

MyTest Test Bank for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205656250 | ISBN-13: 9780205656257
URL: http://www.pearsonmytest.com
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MyVirtualChild -- Standalone Access Card, 2/E
Manis
©2010 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205690335 | ISBN-13: 9780205690336
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MyDevelopmentLab -- Instant Access -- for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0205746233 | ISBN-13: 9780205746231
Online purchase price: $35.00More Info

Test Item File for Blackboard for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205759645 | ISBN-13: 9780205759644

Other student resources

Study Guide for Child Development, 5/E
Feldman
©2010 | Pearson | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205655033 | ISBN-13: 9780205655038
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For Child Development (Chronological Approach)

Pearson Passport Link Library Files for Developmental Psychology
Pearson
©2011 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205028152 | ISBN-13: 9780205028153

Allyn & Bacon Child Development Study Site (Open access)
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0205544991 | ISBN-13: 9780205544998
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Insights into Human Development Video (for Instructors)
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Pearson | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205466249 | ISBN-13: 9780205466245
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Normal Development in the First Ten Years of Life: Greatest Hits (for Instructors)
Fox
©2007 | Pearson | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321441214 | ISBN-13: 9780321441218
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Observation Videos for Developmental Psychology 2012, 6/E
Feldman & Daniel
©2013 | Pearson | DVD | Estimated Availability : 01/16/2012
ISBN-10: 0205853838 | ISBN-13: 9780205853830
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Pearson Passport -- Standalone Access Card -- for Developmental Psychology
Pearson
©2011 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205028136 | ISBN-13: 9780205028139
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Pearson Passport -- Valuepack Access Card -- for Developmental Psychology
Pearson
©2011 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205028128 | ISBN-13: 9780205028122
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Study Card for Child Development (Chronological)
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Pearson | Study Card; 6 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205435084 | ISBN-13: 9780205435081
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Transparencies for Child Development
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Pearson | Transparency; 99 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205407471 | ISBN-13: 9780205407477
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Study Card for Child Development (Topical)
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Pearson | Study Card; 6 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205435076 | ISBN-13: 9780205435074
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For the Family Studies & Human Development Discipline

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Pearson | Paper; 128 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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CPS RF Classroom Performance System
eInstruction
©2010 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 020577864X | ISBN-13: 9780205778645
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517196 | ISBN-13: 9780205517190
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What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism
Stern
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321446895 | ISBN-13: 9780321446893
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What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with APA Documentation: Updated for APA Sixth Edition, 2/E
Anderson, Carrell & Widdifield
©2010 | Pearson | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205795811 | ISBN-13: 9780205795819
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What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with MLA Documentation, Update Edition
Greer
©2010 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205715117 | ISBN-13: 9780205715114
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What Every Student Should Know About Practicing Peer Review
Trim
©2007 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321448480 | ISBN-13: 9780321448484
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What Every Student Should Know About Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
Cox
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205505457 | ISBN-13: 9780205505456
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What Every Student Should Know About Procrastination
Hoffman
©2008 | Pearson | Paper; 64 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205582117 | ISBN-13: 9780205582112
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What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online
Munger & Campbell
©2007 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321445317 | ISBN-13: 9780321445315
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What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills
Pearson Longman
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 72 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321447360 | ISBN-13: 9780321447364
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What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook
Murray
©2009 | Pearson | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205563848 | ISBN-13: 9780205563845
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For the Psychology Discipline

Interactive Learning Companion for Introductory Psychology
Marin
©2011 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 020501626X | ISBN-13: 9780205016266