{"product_id":"development-through-the-lifespan-9780134419695","title":"Development Through the Lifespan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura E. Berk\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught child, adolescent, and lifespan development for more than three decades. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's and doctoral degrees in child development and educational psychology from the University of Chicago. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBerk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children's development, the development of private speech, and the role of make-believe play in development. Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also been featured on National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eParents Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWondertime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I – THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT    1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies    PART II – FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT GENETIC FOUNDATIONS    2. Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations    3. Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby    PART III – INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO YEARS    4. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood    5. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood    6. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood    PART IV – EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS    7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood    8. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood    PART V – MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS    9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood    10. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood    PART VI – ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD    11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence    12. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence    PART VII – EARLY ADULTHOOD    13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood    14. Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood    PART VIII – MIDDLE ADULTHOOD    15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood    16. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood    PART IX – LATE ADULTHOOD    17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood    18. Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood    PART X – THE END OF LIFE    19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036420243799,"sku":"9780134419695","price":176.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780134419695.jpg?v=1750932031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/development-through-the-lifespan-9780134419695","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}