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Child Development: Its Nature and Course, 5/e

Ganie B. DeHart, State University College, Geneseo
L. Alan Sroufe, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Robert G. Cooper, San Jose State University

ISBN: 0072491418
Copyright year: 2004

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  • Observational exercises at the end of each chapter.
  • Expanded coverage of early brain development and its implications for emotional, social, and cognitive development.
  • Updated coverage of genetic influences on development, including the implications of the Human Genome Project and current work on gene-environment interactions.
  • Extensive updating of information on childhood psychopathology, including the latest research results on autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD.
  • Marginal symbols linking material in the text to items on the Multimedia Courseware CD, and relevant Internet resources through the textbook’s online learning center (including images, sound files, data banks, simulated experiments, practical child-rearing information)
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