Table of Contents

Preface PART I: THE BEGINNINGS Introduction Theories of Development Heredity and Environment Prenatal Development and Birth PART II: THE FIRST TWO YEARS: INFANTS AND TODDLERS The First Two Years: Biosocial Development The First Two Years: Cognitive Development The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development PART III: THE PLAY YEARS The Play Years: Biosocial Development The Play Years: Cognitive Development The Play Years: Psychosocial Development PART IV: THE SCHOOL YEARS The School Years: Biosocial Development The School Years: Cognitive Development The School Years: Psychosocial Development PART V: ADOLESCENCE Adolescence: Biosocial Development Adolescence: Cognitive Development Adolescence: Psychosocial Development PART VI: EARLY ADULTHOOD Early Adulthood: Biosocial Development Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development PART VII: MIDDLE ADULTHOOD Middle Adulthood: Biosocial Development Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development Middle Adulthood: Psychosocial Development PART VIII: LATE ADULTHOOD Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development EPILOGUE: DEATH AND DYING APPENDIX A: Supplemental Charts, Graphs and Tables APPENDIX B: More About Research Methods APPENDIX C: Suggestions for Research Assignments

About the Author

KATHLEEN STASSEN BERGER, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, USA. She has taught introduction to psychology, child and adolescent development, adulthood and aging, social psychology, abnormal psychology, human motivation, and life-span development. for over 35 years.