Research Stories for Lifespan Development
Alan Morrison, State University of New York - Plattsburgh
Lary Shaffer, State University of New York at Plattsburgh

ISBN-10: 0205340547
ISBN-13: 9780205340545

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 352 pp
Published: 06/20/2001

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This non-traditional text familiarizes students with the scientific approach to the study of human development, while exploring the chronology of a typical lifespan text.

In evaluating contemporary research literature on human development, students are guided to critically assess assertions about behavior. Students see the field of human development as it is today, through 32 separate research “stories”, which tell why the study was done, what was done, and what the results tell us about development. This text--with its detailed Instructor's Manual-- is a complete teaching package permitting first-time instructors to employ a directive, Socratic teaching method, or for experienced professors who have grown tired of a traditional lecture approach. This text is also an effective bridge, preparing students for more difficult journal articles.

  • Scientific studies, representing the cutting edge of current developmental research, have been rewritten for consumption by beginning students.
  • Concepts and theories of life span development are introduced gradually, in the same chapter as the contemporary research, showing students the current interest in these theories.
  • Graphs, charts, and tables like those found in the contemporary scientific literature support the readings and appeal particularly to visual learners.
  • A Critical Thinking Toolkit is built over the chapters (found at the end of each chapter) and encourages student evaluation. These “tools” can be used to evaluate each chapter as the student proceeds through the book and can also be used in other research findings encountered beyond the course.
  • The Instructor's Manual contains all instructions and materials required for inquiry-based Socratic teaching of class, as well as a Test Bank. This is particularly useful for first-time instructors or for more experienced instructors who are seeking a change from the traditional lecture approach.



Prenatal & Neonatal Development.

1. Sound Familiar?: Experiments and infant memory.

2. Deep Roots: Correlations and infant temperament.

3. Drinking Without Thinking: Sensitive periods and teratogens.

4. The Nose Knows: Behavioral observation and recognition of infants by smell.



First Two Years.

5. Gimme the Ball: Object Permanence and Piagetian theory.

6. Attachment in Separation: Quasi experiments and maternal attachment.

7. A Family Affair: Ecological psychology and maternal employment.

8. Please Pass the Vegetables: Graph interpretation and egocentricity.



Early Childhood — 2 Years to 6 Years.

9. Spare the Rod: Punishment and aggression.

10. Reach for the Sky: Cognitive immaturity and affordance judging.

11. Some Restrictions May Apply: Deprivation and maltreatment.

12. Chip Off the Old Block: Genetics and psychological characteristics.



Later Childhood — 7 Years to 12 Years.

13. Watching and Weighting: Childhood obesity and television watching.

14. Boldface Letters: Attributions and learned helplessness.

15. It All Adds Up: Ethnicity and academic performance.

16. Watch Yourself: Behavioral therapy and self-management.



Adolescence.

17. At a Loss for Words: Sensitive periods and language development.

18. Coming of Age: Pubertal timing and adolescent behavior.

19. Apparent from the Parents: Parenting styles and adolescent behavior.

20. Making the Grade: Early intervention and intellectual outcomes.



Early Adulthood.

21. Who's Old First?: Physical declines in early adulthood.

22. Let's See What This Baby Can Do: Birth and parent schedules.

23. Love Makes the World Go 'Round: Evolutionary psychology and jealousy.

24. Take a Whiff: Evolutionary psychology and mate choice.



Middle Adulthood.

25. Work it Out: Exercise in middle adulthood.

26. Blowing in the Wind: Disaster in middle adulthood.

27. Back to Work: Unemployment in late middle age.

28. For Better or Worse: Marital satisfaction and locus of control.



Late Adulthood.

29. Old Folks at Home: Activities of daily living in late adulthood.

30. Over the Hill: A prospective cohort study and intellectual functioning.

31. Please Don't Depend on Me: Dependent behavior in institutions.

32. Termination of the Termites: Psychological correlates of life span length.

  • Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
    Morrison & Shaffer
    © 2002 | Allyn & Bacon | Unknown / Other | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205346510 | ISBN-13: 9780205346516

    Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
    Morrison & Shaffer
    © 2002 | Allyn & Bacon | Unknown / Other | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205346510 | ISBN-13: 9780205346516

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