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Theory and Research in Child Development | |
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History, Theory, and Research Strategies | |
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The Field of Child Development | |
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Basic Issues | |
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Historical Foundations | |
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Mid-Twentieth-Century Theories | |
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Recent Theoretical Perspectives | |
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Comparing Child Development Theories | |
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Studying the Child | |
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Foundations of Development | |
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Biological and Environmental Foundations | |
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Genetic Foundations | |
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Reproductive Choices | |
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Environmental Contexts for Development | |
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Understanding the Relationship Between Heredity and Environment | |
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Prenatal Development | |
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Motivations for Parenthood | |
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Prenatal Development | |
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Prenatal Environmental Influences | |
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Preparing for Parenthood | |
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Birth and the Newborn Baby | |
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The Stages of Childbirth | |
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Approaches to Childbirth | |
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Medical Interventions | |
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Birth Complications | |
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Precious Moments After Birth | |
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The Newborn Baby's Capacities | |
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The Transition to Parenthood | |
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Infancy and Toddlerhood: The First Two Years | |
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
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Body Growth | |
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Brain Development | |
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Influences on Early Physical Growth | |
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Learning Capacities | |
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Motor Development | |
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Perceptual Development | |
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Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
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Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory | |
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Information Processing | |
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The Social Context of Early Cognitive Development | |
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Individual Differences in Early Mental Development | |
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Language Development | |
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
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Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality | |
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Emotional Development | |
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Development of Temperament | |
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Development of Attachment | |
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Self-Understanding | |
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Early Childhood: Two to Six Years | |
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Physical Development in Early Childhood | |
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Body Growth | |
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Brain Development | |
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Factors Affecting Physical Growth and Health | |
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Motor Development | |
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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood | |
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Piaget's Theory: The Preoperational Stage | |
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Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory | |
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Information Processing | |
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Individual Differences in Mental Development | |
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Language Development | |
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood | |
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Erikson's Theory: Initiative vs | |
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Guilt | |
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Self-Understanding | |
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Emotional Development | |
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Peer Relations | |
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Foundations of Morality | |
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Gender Typing | |
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Child Rearing and Emotional and Social Development | |
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Middle Childhood: Six to Eleven Years | |
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Physical Development in Middle Childhood | |
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Body Growth | |
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Common Health Problems | |
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Health Education | |
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Motor Development and Play | |
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Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood | |
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Piaget's Theory: The Concrete Operational Stage | |
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Information Processing | |
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Individual Differences in Mental Development | |
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Language Development | |
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Children's Learning in School | |
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Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood | |
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Erikson's Theory | |
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Self-Understanding | |
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Emotional Development | |
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Understanding Others: Perspective Taking | |
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Moral Development | |
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Peer Relations | |
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Gender Typing | |
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Family Influences | |
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Some Common Problems of Development | |