Visualizing The Lifespan

Visualizing the Lifespan, Canadian Edition is part of the Wiley Visualizing series. This first Canadian edition presents lifespan development in a fresh new way by fully integrating visuals with content, while maintaining the rigor and currency of other textbooks. This groundbreaking visual approach paired with superior online technology and multi-media resources uniquely address the processing and learning style of today's student by making material both accessible and engaging without sacrificing rigor. This new edition will also include WileyPLUS Learning Space with ORION which is an easy way for students to learn, collaborate, and grow. With WileyPLUS Learning Space, students create a personalized study plan, assess progress along the way, and make deeper connections as they interact with the course material and each other. Based on cognitive science, ORION provides students with a personal, adaptive learning experience so they can build their proficiency on topics and use their study time most effectively. WileyPLUSwith ORION helps students learn by learning about them.

Preface v 1 Understanding Human Development: Theories and Approaches 2 2 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth 42 3 Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy: The First Two Years 82 4 Socio-emotional Development in Infancy: The First Two Years 124 5 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Two to Six Years 150 6 Socio-emotional Development in Early Childhood: Two to Six Years 190 7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years 226 8 Socio-emotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years 260 9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence 286 10 Socio-emotional Development in Adolescence 320 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood 352 12 Socio-emotional Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood 384 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood 420 14 Socio-emotional Development in Adulthood 450 15 Physical and Cognitive Development in the Later Years 480 16 Socio-emotional Development in the Later Years 508 17 Death, Dying, and Grieving 534 Appendix Answers to Mid-chapter Questions and Self-Tests 558 References The references are available online at the Visualizing The Lifespan, Canadian Edition Student and Instructor Companion Websites: www.wiley.com/go/tannercanada Glossary 560 Index 571