5 stars (Concise with current views on life development psychology.) - I used this book in our Life Development Psychology. In the course of my study, everything I needed to know is in the book. Feldman is very thorough and organized. I have read other books on this subject in our library but by far this is a superior book. This book deserves 5 stars. 1 stars (This is not the textbook just a study guide.) - If you are looking for the text book for this course you are looking at the wrong book. All the reviews listed under this book speak glowingly of Feldman's approach to the subject but unless you are careful you will miss that they are talking about the hard cover textbook. This study guide may be helpful but only if you have the full text. Beware what you are buying. 5 stars (The Most Well-Written Textbook I Have Ever Read, 5 STARS!) - This author, Robert S. Feldman, is a genius. He has finally found a way to write an interesting textbook! This textbook has something for every type of learner. There are plenty of colorful illustrations and pictures for the visual learner. He includes many stories to provide examples on the topics discussed in the book, for people who need reference to some real-life examples. Also, the book is easily readable and not boring, for people who tend to fall asleep while reading books. This book covers the processes we all go through from birth to death, so it easily relates to your own life and helps explain some things you probably never understood about yourself. I would recommend it even outside of college... it is just so interesting. There are a total of 19 chapters as listed below: 1. An Introduction to Lifespan Development 2. The Start of Life: Prenatal Development 3. Birth and the Newborn Infant 4. Physical Development in Infancy 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy 6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years 8. Social and Personality Development i... Prentice Hall :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Textbooks :: Psychology :: Developmental Psychology :: Developmental - Lifespan Development :: Developmental - General :: Rob :: Development Across the Life Span
5 stars (The best apparatus out there) - This cut down by more than half the time it has taken my students to learn to write summaries, integrate sources, understand argument, and write syntheses. Many of the readings are also interesting and productive, especially those on Folklore and Obedience to Authority. I'd teach it in combination with a course reader, though, since there's almost no attention to the process of helping students find their voice and write more beautiful prose. But no one book can do everything, and I plan to keep teaching this one. My students like it too -- with its focus on arguable ideas and the wonderful step-by-step breakdown of the writing process. ... Longman :: Language Arts & Disciplines & Composition & Creative Writing :: Rhetoric :: Problems :: exercises :: etc :: Language Arts & Linguistics & Literacy :: Language Art :: Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum (9th Edition)