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A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development

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Author: John Santrock
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Category: Book

Buy Used: $103.50

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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 856
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.3 x 1.3

ISBN: 0073382647
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.2
EAN: 9780073382647
ASIN: 0073382647

Publication Date: December 10, 2007
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Condition: 4th Edition. Hardcover. Normal wear on cover and pages. May have slight writing/highlighting. Thank You!!

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
John Santrock#xFFFD;s iA Topical Approach to Life-Span Development/i text continues with the themes of research, applications, and contexts that he is famous for. Students and instructors alike love it for its pedagogy and accessible writing. Building on these strengths, the fourth edition features more current research, more applications including new Careers in Life-Span Development profiles, and a new Visual Assets Database for Instructors.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

it's a textbook March 30, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Okay, this is a textbook for a lower-level course in psychology of human development. It is pretty simplistic, I think. I wouldn't buy it unless it was assigned to me in a class or I was writing TV screen play and need some names and vocabulary to stick in a character's mouth.

5 out of 5 stars

interesting book April 1, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I bought this at Amazon.com from an Awesome Deal I found on DailyTool.com. I enjoyed reading the book and it helped me get through the summer class.

4 out of 5 stars

Life Span Development March 18, 2006
I was very happy with this book. It's nice and has a wealth of information. It's also a great buy for the price compared to buying it at the bookstore.

3 out of 5 stars

Succeeds in coverage, fails in objectivity July 8, 2004
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

I enjoyed the readings for most chapters in this text. The information is generally well-presented and nicely segmented for quick reading. The author incorporates the little asides (mini research articles) to break things up and add some flavor and interest at different points in the book, which I also appreciated. pUnfortunately, the chapter on Intelligence is a train wreck. It's fine and expected to mention Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, but the author couches that theory as the intelligence theory of choice for psychologists. His fawning over Gardner's theory is irresponsible given the total lack of empirical support. Then the author proceeds to rake Jensen over the coals, despite the fact that Jensen's research is extensive and well-supported. The author, at times without citations, directs the student to ridiculous conclusions about intelligence research. For example, he downplays the importance of heritability in intelligence and states a hyperbolic case for the effects of environment. Being very familiar with the intelligence research, I was surprised, but shouldn't have been, that someone could selectively choose to ignore what the vast body of data shows. I can only hope that most grad students will look beyond this treatment of the subject of intelligence for something more substantial and less partisan.

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