REVEL for Child Development -- Access Card

by Feldman, Robert S., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780134711201
• ISBN10: 0134711203
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2018-02-05
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

For courses in Child Development which take a chronological approach
 
A balanced presentation of developmental theory, research, and applications
Revel™ Child Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering basic theories and research findings as well as highlighting current applications outside the laboratory. Covering childhood and adolescence chronologically, author Robert Feldman seeks to excite students about the field, to draw them into its way of looking at the world, and to mold their understanding of developmental issues. In order to better help students understand and apply the science of development, the 8th Edition has been updated with all-new interactives that bring key concepts to life, coverage of contemporary topics, and fresh content that reflects the DSM-5.

Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.

NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.

Author Biography

Robert S. Feldman is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Senior Advisor to the Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A recipient of the College Distinguished Teacher Award, he has taught classes ranging in size from 10 to nearly 500 students. During the course of his career as a college instructor, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University, in addition to the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Professor Feldman received a BA with High Honors from Wesleyan University (from which he received the Distinguished Alumni Award). He has an MS and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin—Madison. He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award, and he has written more than 200 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. He has edited Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theory and Research, and The First Year of College. He is also author of Development Across the Life Span, Understanding Psychology, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His books have been translated into many languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, German, Arabic, Tagalog, Italian, and Japanese, and more than 2.5 million students have used his textbooks.
 
Professor Feldman’s research interests include honesty and deception in everyday life, work that he described in The Liar in Your Life. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research. He is also Past President of the Federation of Associations in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Foundation, an organization that promotes the social sciences, and he is a member of the board of New England Public Radio.
 
Professor Feldman loves music, is an enthusiastic pianist, and enjoys cooking and traveling. He has three children and four grandchildren. He and his wife, a psychologist, live in western Massachusetts in a home overlooking the Holyoke Mountain Range.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Child Development
2. Theoretical Perspectives and Research
3. The Start of Life: Genetics and Prenatal Development
4. Birth and the Newborn Infant
5. Physical Development in Infancy
6. Cognitive Development in Infancy
7. Social and Personality Development in Infancy
8. Physical Development in Preschoolers
9. Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
10. Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
11. Physical Development in Middle Childhood
12. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
13. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
14. Physical Development in Adolescence
15. Cognitive Development in Adolescence
16. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence