| Description |
xviii, 645 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Understanding life-span human development -- Theories of human development -- The genetics of life-span development -- Environmental influences on life-span development -- The physical self -- Perception -- Cognition and language -- Learning and information processing -- Intelligence creativity, and wisdom -- Self-conceptions, personality and emotional expression -- Gender roles and sexuality -- Choices: The development of morality and motivation -- Participation in the social world -- The family -- Lifestyles: Play, school, and work -- Psychological disorders throughout the life span -- The final challenge: Death and dying -- Epilogue: Fitting the pieces together |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-606) and index |
| Subject |
Developmental psychology -- Textbooks.
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Developmental psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Shaffer, David R. (David Reed), 1946-
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| LC no. |
94006251 |
| ISBN |
0534195784 |
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