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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
A Child's World: How We Discover It

Chapter Overview

Chapter 2 describes the various ways in which child development is theorized and studied. In this chapter the authors:
  • Discuss which has more impact on development: heredity or environment

  • Discuss several important issues and perspectives from which child development has been viewed

    • Describe the major types of methods for studying child development and discuss advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Discuss ethical issues regarding research on children








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