Developmental Psychology
The Growth of Mind and Behavior
19 November 2013
HELPS STUDENTS THINK LIKE PSYCHOLOGISTS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT
Frank Keil drew on his more than 35 years of teaching experience to create a strong, highly cohesive narrative that shows students how development can be understood through the scientific process. Throughout the book, Keil returns to several important themes that orient and motivate the science of developmental psychology. Examples include the importance of feedback loops as well as development as a dynamic and active process on the child’s part. All of the book’s major themes are outlined in the preface. And chapter opening videos from the author himself serve as compelling chapter introductions.
ADDRESSES THE BIG QUESTIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Keil links theory with evidence and teaches undergraduates to understand how the developmental process continually feeds on interacting genetic and environmental inputs. Developmental Psychology explores the discipline’s most exciting, cutting-edge work, such as the acquisition of language, morality, biological thought, memory and how infants come to understand the world.
A ROBUST VIDEO PROGRAMME ILLUSTRATES THE CONCEPTS IN THE BOOK
The media package for the book includes a video programme that shows students research in action. Classroom Videos (with discussion questions) feature enactments of classic experiments and demonstrate a variety of characteristics from varying developmental stages, showing developmental psychology as science in action. Videos include clips from laboratory experiments, discussions with researchers and relevant material from popular sources. Videos are available in the coursepack and can be downloaded from the Interactive Instructor’s Guide.
GIVES STUDENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND CORE CONCEPTS AND THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS
The book has been designed to keep students engaged as they read, and to ensure that they are absorbing the material. Checkup questions appear in each chapter at the end of each major discussion, prompting students to assess their own comprehension of the material before they move on. End of chapter material (summaries, thought questions and key terms) offer opportunities for review. Feature boxes, including scientific method boxes, appear throughout the book. And a clear, carefully developed and full-colour art programme illustrates difficult concepts and helps students interpret research findings.
Frank Keil drew on his more than 35 years of teaching experience to create a strong, highly cohesive narrative that shows students how development can be understood through the scientific process. Throughout the book, Keil returns to several important themes that orient and motivate the science of developmental psychology. Examples include the importance of feedback loops as well as development as a dynamic and active process on the child’s part. All of the book’s major themes are outlined in the preface. And chapter opening videos from the author himself serve as compelling chapter introductions.
ADDRESSES THE BIG QUESTIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Keil links theory with evidence and teaches undergraduates to understand how the developmental process continually feeds on interacting genetic and environmental inputs. Developmental Psychology explores the discipline’s most exciting, cutting-edge work, such as the acquisition of language, morality, biological thought, memory and how infants come to understand the world.
A ROBUST VIDEO PROGRAMME ILLUSTRATES THE CONCEPTS IN THE BOOK
The media package for the book includes a video programme that shows students research in action. Classroom Videos (with discussion questions) feature enactments of classic experiments and demonstrate a variety of characteristics from varying developmental stages, showing developmental psychology as science in action. Videos include clips from laboratory experiments, discussions with researchers and relevant material from popular sources. Videos are available in the coursepack and can be downloaded from the Interactive Instructor’s Guide.
GIVES STUDENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND CORE CONCEPTS AND THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS
The book has been designed to keep students engaged as they read, and to ensure that they are absorbing the material. Checkup questions appear in each chapter at the end of each major discussion, prompting students to assess their own comprehension of the material before they move on. End of chapter material (summaries, thought questions and key terms) offer opportunities for review. Feature boxes, including scientific method boxes, appear throughout the book. And a clear, carefully developed and full-colour art programme illustrates difficult concepts and helps students interpret research findings.