Download or read book APA Dictionary of Lifespan Developmental Psychology written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-09 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the largest association of professional psychologists in the world the American Psychological Association proudly offers this focused abridgment of its landmark, critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology. The APA Dictionary of Lifespan Developmental Psychology maintains all the best features of the parent dictionary, including Some 7,500 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions including many updated and new entries. Balanced coverage in such core areas as developmental theory; genetics; and the biosocial (physical and sexual maturation), cognitive (learning, memory, and neuroscience), and psychosocial (family, community, education, and employment) perspectives of development from birth through childhood and from adolescence through early, middle, and late adulthood. Hundreds of incisive cross-references that deepen the user's understanding of related to