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Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught human development to both undergraduate and graduate students 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.
Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children’s development, the development of private speech, and most recently the role of make-believe play in development. Her research has been funded by the U.S. Office of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. It has appeared in many prominent journals, including Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Development and Psychopathology, and Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to Psychology Today and Scientific American. She has also been featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and in Parents Magazine,Wondertime, and Reader’s Digest.
Berk has served as a research editor for Young Children and a consulting editor for Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Currently, she is an associate editor for the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology. She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes on early childhood development, having recently authored chapters on the importance of parenting, on make-believe play and self-regulation, and on the kindergarten child. She has also written the chapter on development for The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the Twenty-First Century (Society for the Teaching of Psychology); the article on social development for The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion; the article on Vygotsky for the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science; and the chapter on storytelling as a teaching strategy for Voices of Experience: Memorable Talks from the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (Association for Psychological Science).
Berk’s books include Private Speech: From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation; Scaffolding Children’s Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education; Landscapes of Development: An Anthology of Readings; and A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence. In addition to Exploring Lifespan Development, she is author of the best-selling texts Child Development and Infants, Children, and Adolescents, and Development Through the Lifespan published by Allyn and Bacon. Her book for parents and teachers is Awakening Children’s Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference.
Berk is active in work for children’s causes. In addition to service in her home community, she is a member of the national board of directors and chair of the central region advisory board of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides one-to-one literacy intervention to thousands of low-income preschoolers across the United States, using college and university students as interveners. Berk is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 7: Developmental Psychology.
PART I. THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary FieldBasic IssuesThe Lifespan Perspective: A Balanced Point of ViewScientific BeginningsMid-Twentieth-Century TheoriesRecent Theoretical PerspectivesComparing TheoriesStudying Development
Ethics in Lifespan Research
PART II. FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations
Genetic Foundations
Reproductive Choices
Environmental Contexts for Development
Understanding the Relationship Between Heredity and Environment
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
Prenatal DevelopmentPrenatal Environmental InfluencesChildbirthApproaches to ChildbirthMedical InterventionsPreterm and Low-Birth-Weight InfantsBirth Complications, Parenting, and ResilienceThe Newborn Baby's CapacitiesAdjusting to the New Family Unit
PART III. INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO YEARS
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Body GrowthBrain DevelopmentInfluences on Early Physical GrowthLearning CapacitiesMotor DevelopmentPerceptual Development
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental TheoryInformation ProcessingThe Social Context of Early Mental DevelopmentIndividual Differences in Early Mental DevelopmentLanguage Development
Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler PersonalityEmotional DevelopmentTemperament and DevelopmentDevelopment of AttachmentSelf-Development During the First Two Years
PART IV. EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTA Changing Body and BrainInfluences on Physical Growth and HealthMotor DevelopmentCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTPiaget's Theory: The Preoperational StageVygotsky's Sociocultural TheoryInformation ProcessingIndividual Differences in Mental DevelopmentLanguage Development
Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
Erikson's Theory: Initiative versus GuiltSelf-UnderstandingEmotional Development Peer RelationsFoundations of MoralityGender TypingChild Rearing and Emotional and Social Development
PART V. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTBody GrowthHealth IssuesMotor Development and PlayCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTPiaget's Theory: The Concrete Operational StageInformation ProcessingIndividual Differences in Mental DevelopmentLanguage DevelopmentLearning in School
Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
Erikson's Theory: Industry versus InferioritySelf-UnderstandingEmotional DevelopmentUnderstanding Others: Perspective TakingMoral DevelopmentPeer RelationsGender TypingFamily InfluencesSome Common Problems of Development
PART VI. ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTConceptions of Adolescence Puberty: The Physical Transition to AdulthoodThe Psychological Impact of Pubertal EventsHealth IssuesCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTPiaget's Theory: The Formal Operational StageAn Information-Processing View of Adolescent Cognitive DevelopmentConsequences of Adolescent Cognitive ChangesLearning in School
Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
Erikson's Theory: Identity versus Role ConfusionSelf-UnderstandingMoral DevelopmentGender TypingThe FamilyPeer RelationsProblems of Development
PART VII. EARLY ADULTHOOD
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTBiological Aging Is Under Way in Early AdulthoodPhysical ChangesHealth and FitnessCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTChanges in the Structure of ThoughtExpertise and CreativityThe College ExperienceVocational Choice
Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
A Gradual Transition: Emerging Adulthood
Erikson's Theory: Intimacy versus IsolationOther Theories of Adult Psychosocial DevelopmentClose RelationshipsThe Family Life CycleThe Diversity of Adult LifestylesCareer Development
PART VIII. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPhysical ChangesHealth and FitnessAdapting to the Challenges of MidlifeCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTChanges in Mental AbilitiesInformation ProcessingVocational Life and Cognitive DevelopmentAdult Learners: Becoming a College Student in Midlife
Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
Erikson's Theory: Generativity versus StagnationOther Theories of Psychosocial Development in MidlifeStability and Change in Self-Concept and PersonalityRelationships at MidlifeVocational Life
PART IX. LATE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTLife ExpectancyPhysical ChangesHealth, Fitness, and DisabilityCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTMemoryLanguage ProcessingProblem Solving
WisdomFactors Related to Cognitive ChangeCognitive Interventions
Lifelong Learning Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
Erikson's Theory: Ego Integrity versus DespairOther Theories of Psychosocial Development in Late AdulthoodStability and Change in Self-Concept and PersonalityContextual Influences on Psychological Well-BeingA Changing Social WorldRelationships in Late AdulthoodRetirementOptimal Aging
PART X. THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
How We DieAttitudes Toward DeathThinking and Emotions of Dying PeopleA Place to DieThe Right to DieBereavement: Coping with the Death of a Loved OneDeath Education
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