Infants, children, and adolescents / Laura E. Berk, Illinois State University, Adena B. Meyers, Illinois State University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Theory And Research In Child Development -- 1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies -- II. Foundations Of Development -- 2. Biological and Environmental Foundations -- 3. Prenatal Development -- 4. Birth and the Newborn Baby -- III. Infancy And Toddlerhood:the First Two Years -- 5. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- 6. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- 7. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- IV. Early Childhood: Two To Six Years -- 8. Physical Development in Early Childhood -- 9. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood -- 10. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood -- V. Middle Childhood: Six To Eleven Years -- 11. Physical Development in Middle Childhood -- 12. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood -- 13. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood -- VI. Adolescence:the Transition To Adulthood -- 14. Physical Development in Adolescence -- 15. Cognitive Development in Adolescence -- 16. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence -- 17. Emerging Adulthood -- --

I. Theory And Research In Child Development -- -- 1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies -- The Field of Child Development -- Basic Issues -- Historical Foundations -- Mid-Twentieth-Century Theories -- Recent Theoretical Perspectives -- Comparing Child Development Theories -- Studying the Child -- -- II. Foundations Of Development -- -- 2. Biological and Environmental Foundations -- Genetic Foundations -- Reproductive Choices -- Environmental Contexts for Development -- Understanding the Relationship Between Heredity and Environment -- -- 3. Prenatal Development -- Motivations for Parenthood -- Prenatal Development -- Prenatal Environmental Influences -- Preparing for Parenthood -- -- 4. Birth and the Newborn Baby -- The Stages of Childbirth -- Approaches to Childbirth -- Medical Interventions -- Birth Complications -- Precious Moments After Birth -- The Newborn Baby's Capacities -- The Transition to Parenthood -- -- III. Infancy And Toddlerhood:the First Two Years -- -- 5. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Body Growth -- Brain Development -- Influences on Early Physical Growth -- Learning Capacities -- Motor Development -- Perceptual Development -- -- 6. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory -- Information Processing -- The Social Context of Early Cognitive Development -- Individual Differences in Early Mental Development -- Language Development -- -- 7. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality -- Emotional Development -- Temperament and Development -- Development of Attachment -- Self-Development -- -- IV. Early Childhood: Two To Six Years -- -- 8. Physical Development in Early Childhood -- Body Growth -- Influences on Physical Growth and Health -- Motor Development -- -- 9. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood -- Piaget's Theory: The Preoperational Stage -- Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory -- Information Processing -- Individual Differences in Mental Development -- Language Development -- -- 10. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood -- Erikson's Theory: Initiative vs. Guilt -- Self-Understanding -- Emotional Development -- Peer Relations -- Foundations of Morality -- Gender Typing -- Child Rearing and Emotional and Social Development -- -- V. Middle Childhood: Six To Eleven Years -- -- 11. Physical Development in Middle Childhood -- Body Growth -- Common Health Problems -- Health Education -- Motor Development and Play -- -- 12. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood -- Piaget's Theory: The Concrete Operational Stage -- Information Processing -- Individual Differences in Mental Development -- Language Development -- Children's Learning in School -- -- 13. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood -- Erikson's Theory -- Self-Understanding -- Emotional Development -- Understanding Others: Perspective Taking -- Moral Development -- Peer Relations -- Gender Typing -- Family Influences -- Some Common Problems of Development -- -- VI. Adolescence:the Transition To Adulthood -- -- 14. Physical Development in Adolescence -- Conceptions of Adolescence -- Puberty: The Physical Transition to Adulthood -- The Psychological Impact of Pubertal Events -- Health Issues -- -- 15. Cognitive Development in Adolescence -- Piaget's Theory -- An Information-Processing View of Adolescent Cognitive Development -- Consequences of Abstract Thought -- Sex Differences in Mental Abilities -- Language Development -- Learning in School -- Vocational Development -- -- 16. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence -- Erikson's Theory: Identity versus Identity Confusion -- Self-Understanding -- Moral Development -- Gender Typing -- The Family -- Peer Relations -- Problems of Development -- At the Threshold -- -- 17. Emerging Adulthood -- A Period of Unprecedented Exploration -- Cultural Change, Cultural Variation, and Emerging Adulthood -- Development in Emerging Adulthood -- Risk and Resilience in Emerging Adulthood.

"A best-selling, chronologically organized child development text, Berk and Meyers' Infants, Children, and Adolescents is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The authors takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; emphasize the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provide exceptional attention to culture."--Publisher's website.