Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology and 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 initiated distance learning courses in psychology at the University of Massachusetts.
Feldman also is actively involved in promoting the field of psychology. He is on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) and he also is on the Board of the FABBS Foundation
A Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Professor 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 150 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. He has edited Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children (Springer-Verlag), Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theory and Research (Erlbaum), and co-edited Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior (Cambridge University Press). He is also author of Child Development, Understanding Psychology, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His books have been translated into a number of languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese.
His research interests include honesty and deception in everyday life and the use of nonverbal behavior in impression management, and 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.
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Start of Life
Chapter 3: Infancy
Chapter 4: The Preschool Years
Chapter 5: Middle Childhood
Chapter 6: Adolescence
Chapter 7: Early Adulthood
Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood
Chapter 9: Late Adulthood
Chapter 10: Death and Dying
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Module 1.1 Beginnings
An Orientation to Lifespan Development
Key Issues and Questions: Determining the Nature—and Nurture—of Lifespan Development
Module 1.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
The Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Cognitive Perspectives
The Humanistic, Contextual, and Evolutionary Perspectives
Module 1.3 Research Methods
Theories, Hypotheses, and Correlational Studies
Experiments: Determining Cause and Effect
Chapter 2: The Start of Life
Module 2.1 Prenatal Development
Earliest Development
The Interaction of Heredity and Environment
Module 2.2 Prenatal Growth and Change
The Prenatal Period
The Prenatal Environment: Threats to Development
Module 2.3 Birth and the Newborn Infant
Birth
Birth Complications
The Competent Newborn
Chapter 3: Infancy
Module 3.1 Physical Development in Infancy
Growth and Stability
Motor Development
The Development of the Senses
Module 3.2 Cognitive Development in Infancy
Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
The Roots of Language
What Can You Do to Promote Infants’ CognitiveDevelopment?
Module 3.3 Social and Personality Development in Infancy
The Velcro Chronicles
Developing the Roots of Sociability
Forming Relationships
Differences among Infants
Chapter 4: The Preschool Years
Module 4.1 Physical Development in the Preschool Years
The Growing Body
The Growing Brain
Motor Development
Module 4.2 Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
Information Processing and Vygotsky’s Approach to Cognitive Development
The Growth of Language and Learning
Module 4.3 Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
Forming a Sense of Self
Friends and Family: Preschoolers’ Social Lives
Moral Development and Aggression
Chapter 5: Middle Childhood
Module 5.1 Physical Development in Middle Childhood
The Growing Body
Motor Development and Safety
Children with Special Needs
Keeping Children Fit
Module 5.2 Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Intellectual and Language Development
Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood
Cultural Dimensions: Multicultural Education
Intelligence: Determining Individual Strengths
Module 5.3 Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
The Developing Self
Family Life in Middle Childhood
Chapter 6: Adolescence
Module 6.1 Physical Development in Adolescence
Physical Maturation
Threats to Adolescents’ Well-Being
Module 6.2 Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Cognitive Development
School Performance
Module 6.3 Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
Identity: Asking “Who Am I?”
Relationships: Family and Friends
Dating, Sexual Behavior, and Teenage Pregnancy
Chapter 7: Early Adulthood
Module 7.1 Physical Development in Early Adulthood
Physical Development 310
Physical Limitations and Challenges
Stress and Coping: Dealing With Life’s Challenges
Module 7.2 Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Cognitive Development
Intelligence: What Matters in Early Adulthood?
College: Pursuing Higher Education
Module 7.3 Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
Forging Relationships: Intimacy, Liking, and Loving During Early Adulthood
The Course of Relationships
Work: Choosing and Embarking on a Career
Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood
Module 8.1 Physical Development in Middle Adulthood
Physical Development
Sexuality in Middle Adulthood
Health
Module 8.2 Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Cognitive Development
Memory
Module 8.3 Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
Personality Development
Relationships: Family in Middle Age
Work and Leisure
Cultural Dimensions: Immigrants on the Job:
Chapter 9: Late Adulthood
Module 9.1 Physical Development in Late Adulthood
Physical Development in Late Adulthood
Health and Wellness in Late Adulthood
Module 9.2 Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Intelligence
Memory
Module 9.3 Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
Personality Development and Successful Aging
The Daily Life of Late Adulthood
Relationships: Old and New
Chapter 10: Death and Dying
Module 10.1 Dying and Death Across the Life Span
Defining Death: Determining the Point at Which Life Ends
Death Across the Life Span: Causes and Reactions
Death Education: Preparing for the Inevitable?
Module 10.2 Confronting Death
Understanding the Process of Dying: Taking Steps Toward Death
Choosing the Nature of Death: Is DNR the Way to Go?
Caring for the Terminally Ill: The Place of Death
Module 10.3 Grief and Bereavement
Mourning and Funerals: Final Rites
Bereavement and Grief: Adjusting to the Death of a Loved One
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