TY - BOOK AU - Santrock, John W. TI - Life-span development SN - 978-0-07-337021-7 AV - 155 Sa59l PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Developmental psychology KW - Life cycle, Human N1 - Includes bibliographic references and index; The importance of studying life-span development -- Characteristics of the life-span perspective -- Some contemporary concerns -- Biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes -- Periods of development -- The significance of age -- Developmental issues -- Psychoanalytical theories -- Cognitive theories -- Behavioral and social cognitive theories -- Ethological theory -- Ecological theory -- An eclectic theoretical orientation -- Methods for collecting data -- Research designs -- Time span of research -- Conducting ethical research -- Minimizing bias ER -