Kail (psychological sciences, Purdue University) and Cavanaugh (president, University of West Florida) provide a readable account of human development across the lifespan, covering theoretical and empirical foundations as well as basic and applied research, controversial topics, and emerging trends. This third edition of the undergraduate text features expanded coverage of heredity and environment, academic skills, grandparents who care for grandchildren, and the experience of bereavement at all stages of the lifespan. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Robert V. Kail is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph. D. from the University of Michigan. Kail's accomplishments include receiving the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association and the distinction of being named Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology (Ohio Wesleyan University), and a fellow in the American Psychological Society. He has served as Associate Editor for the journal "Child Development," and is currently Editor of the "Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and the Editor of Advances in Child Development and Behavior. " His research interests are in the area of cognitive development during childhood and adolescence, and focus on the causes and consequences of developmental change in the speed of information processing. John C. Cavanaugh is the newly appointed President of University of West Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his Ph. D. from the University of Notre Dame. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, The American Psychological Society, and the Gerontological Society of America. He has been an American Council of Education Fellow and elected President of the Adult Development and Aging Division of the APA (Division 20). His research interests in gerontology concern family care-giving as well as the role of beliefs in older adult's cognitive performance.

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