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| The Science of Child Development | |
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| Using This Book | |
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| Theories of Child Development | |
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| Themes in Child-Development Research | |
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| Research in Child Development | |
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| Doing Child-Development Research | |
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| Child Development Research and Family Policy | |
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| Genetic Bases of Child Development | |
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| Mechanisms of Heredity | |
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| Genetic Disorders | |
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| Heredity Is Not Destiny | |
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| Prenatal Development and Birth | |
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| From Conception to Birth | |
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| Influences on Prenatal Development | |
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| Happy Birthday! | |
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| Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Healthy Growth | |
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| The Developing Nervous System | |
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| Motor Development | |
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| Sensory and Perceptual Processes | |
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| Cognition in Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Piaget's Theory | |
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| Information Processing | |
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| Language | |
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| Social Behavior and Personality in Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Emotions | |
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| Relationships with Others | |
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| Self-Concept | |
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| Temperament | |
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| Physical Growth in Preschool Children | |
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| Physical Growth | |
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| Motor Development | |
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| Health and Wellness | |
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| Child Neglect and Maltreatment | |
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| Cognitive Development in Preschool Children | |
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| Cognitive Processes | |
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| Language | |
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| Communicating with Others | |
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| Early Childhood Education | |
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| Social Behavior and Personality in Preschool Children | |
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| Self | |
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| Relationships with Parents | |
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| Relationships with Siblings and Peers | |
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| Moral Development: Learning to Control One's Behavior | |
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| Physical Development in School-Age Children | |
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| Growth of the Body | |
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| Motor Development | |
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| Children with Special Challenges | |
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| Cognitive Development in School-Age Children | |
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| Cognitive Processes | |
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| The Nature of Intelligence | |
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| Individual Differences in Intellectual Skills | |
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| Academic Skills | |
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| Effective Schools | |
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| Social Behavior and Personality in School-Age Children | |
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| Self-Esteem | |
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| Relationships with Peers | |
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| Helping Others | |
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| Aggression | |
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| Families at the Turn of the Century | |
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| Physical Growth in Adolescents | |
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| Pubertal Changes | |
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| Sexuality | |
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| Health | |
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| Cognitive Processes in Adolescents | |
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| Cognition | |
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| Reasoning About Moral Issues | |
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| The World of Work | |
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| Social and Personality Development in Adolescents | |
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| Identity and Self-Esteem | |
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| Relationships with Parents and Peers | |
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| The Dark Side | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |