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John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology every year at the undergraduate level. In 2006, John received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in teaching award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been a member of the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 12th Ed; Life-Span Development, 12th Edition; Adolescence, 12th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.
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Section 1: The Life-Span Perspective
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Life-Span Perspective
The Nature of Development
Theories of Development
Research in Life-Span Development
Reach Your Learning Goals
Appendix: Careers in Life-Span Development
Section 2: Biological Processes, Physical Development, and Health
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
The Evolutionary Perspective
Genetic Foundations of Development
Heredity and Environment Interaction: The Nature-Nurture Debate
Prenatal Development
Birth
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 3: Physical Development and Biological Aging
Body Growth and Change
The Brain
Sleep
Longevity
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 4: Health
Health, Illness, and Disease
Nutrition and Eating Behavior
Exercise
Substance Use
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
Motor Development
Sensory and Perceptual Development
Perceptual-Motor Coupling
Reach Your Learning Goals
Section 3: Cognitive Processes and Development
Chapter 6: Cogntive Developmental Approaches
Cognitive's Theory of Cognitive Development
Applying and Evaluating Piaget's Theory
Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development
Cognitive Changes in Adulthood
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 7: Information Processing
The Information-Processing Approach
Attention
Memory
Thinking
Metacognition
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 8: Intelligence
The Concept of Intelligence
Controversies and Group Comparisons
The Development of Intelligence
The Extremes of Intelligence and Creativity
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 9: Language Development
What is Language?
How Language Develops
Biological and Environmental Influences
Reach Your Learning Goals
Section 4: Socioemotional Processes and Development
Chapter 10: Emotional Development
Exploring Emotion
Development of Emotion
Temperament
Attachment and Love
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality
The Self
Identity
Personality
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality
Biological, Social, and Cognitive Influences on Gender
Gender Stereotypes, Similarities, and Differences
Gender Development Through the Life Span
Exploring Sexuality
Sexuality Through the Life Span
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Chapter 13: Moral Development, Values and Religion
Domains of Moral Development
Contexts of Moral Development
Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
Values, Religion, Spirituality, and Meaning in Life
Reach Your Learning Goals
Section 5: Social Contexts of Development
Chapter 14: Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting
Family Processes
The Diversity of Adult Lifestyles
Parenting
Other Family Relationships
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World
Peer Relations in Childhood and Adolescence
Friendship
Play and Leisure
Aging and the Social World
Sociocultural Influences
Reach Your Learning Goals
Chapter 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work
Schools
Achievement
Careers, Work, and Retirement
Reach Your Learning Goals
Section 6: Endings
Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
The Death System and Cultural Contexts
Defining Death and Life/Death Issues
A Developmental Perspective on Death
Facing One's Own Death
Coping with the Death of Someone Else
Reach Your Learning Goals
Glossary
References
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index
