How Children Develop, 6th Edition By Robert Siegler, Jenny R Saffran, Elizabeth T Gershoff
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How Children Develop, 6th Edition By Robert Siegler, Jenny R Saffran, Elizabeth T Gershoff

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The 6th edition of How Children Develop by Robert Siegler, Jenny Saffran, Elizabeth Gershoff, and Nancy Eisenberg covers child and adolescent development across 16 topically organized chapters.
Core Topics and Chapter Outline
  • Introduction & Foundations
    • Chapter 1: An Introduction to Child Development (historical perspectives, enduring themes, and research methods).
    • Chapter 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period (conception, fetal behavior, hazards to development, and newborn states).
    • Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior (genetics, brain development, and neuroplasticity).
  • Cognitive and Language Development
    • Chapter 4: Theories of Cognitive Development (Piagetian, Vygotskian, core-knowledge, and information-processing theories).
    • Chapter 5: Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy (sensory development, motor milestones, and habituation).
    • Chapter 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use (speech perception, word learning, and communicative competence).
    • Chapter 7: Conceptual Development (categorization, understanding people/objects, and causality).
    • Chapter 8: Intelligence and Academic Achievement (measuring intelligence, IQ, and reading/math skills).
  • Social, Emotional, and Personality Development
    • Chapter 9: Theories of Social Development (psychoanalytic, learning, social learning, and ecological theories).
    • Chapter 10: Emotional Development (expression, regulation, and temperament).
    • Chapter 11: Attachment to Others and Development of the Self (secure base, attachment styles, and self-concept).
    • Chapter 12: The Family (parenting styles, socioeconomic influences, and family structures).
    • Chapter 13: Peer Relationships (friendships, peer acceptance, and bullying).
  • Contextual and Emerging Milestones
    • Chapter 14: Moral Development (prosocial behavior, reasoning, and conscience).
    • Chapter 15: Gender Development (biological influences, gender identity, and gender-role development).
    • Chapter 16: Conclusions (integrating themes across childhood).

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9781319184568 9781319269005 9781319269029 9781319269142 9781319300166 9781319332570 Attachment to Others and Development of the Self Biology and Behavior (genetics brain development and neuroplasticity) Child Development (historical perspectives enduring themes and research methods) Cognitive and Language Development Conceptual Development (categorization understanding people/objects and causality) Contextual and Emerging Milestones Development of Language and Symbol Use Emotional Development (expression regulation and temperament) Gender Development (influences gender identity and gender-role development) Intelligence and Academic Achievement (IQ and reading/math skills) Moral Development (prosocial behavior reasoning and conscience) Peer Relationships (friendships peer acceptance and bullying) Perception Action and Learning in Infancy Piagetian Vygotskian core-knowledge and information-processing theories Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period sensory development motor milestones and habituation Social Emotional and Personality Development The Family (parenting styles socioeconomic influences and family structures) Theories of Cognitive Development Theories of Social Development (psychoanalytic learning social learning and ecological theories)
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