Executive FunctionMetacognition and MetamemoryMemory StrategiesContext and CognitionImplications for EducationIntelligenceIntelligence TestsIndividual and Group Differences in IQContextual Influences on IQAlternative Views of IntelligenceMultiple IntelligencesTriarchic Theory of IntelligenceMoral Reasoning in Middle ChildhoodMoral Reasoning: Piaget’s TheoryChildren’s Conceptions of Justice: Kohlberg’s Cognitive-Developmental TheoryDistributive Justice ReasoningDistinguishing Moral and Conventional RulesLanguage Development in Middle ChildhoodVocabularyGrammarPragmaticsBilingual Language LearningLearning and Schooling in Middle ChildhoodApproaches to EducationTeacher-Centered ClassroomConstructivist ClassroomReading and Mathematics InstructionTransition to First GradeAccess to Digital Technology and LearningGiftednessEducating Children With Special NeedsChapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle ChildhoodPsychosocial Development in Middle ChildhoodSelf-ConceptSelf-EsteemAchievement MotivationContextual Influences on Achievement Attributions and MotivationParentsTeachersCultural InfluencesGender DevelopmentBoys and Girls: Similarities and DifferencesGrowthVerbal SkillsSpatial SkillsMathematics SkillsEmotional ExpressionGender-Related Preferences and StereotypesPeer Relationships in Middle ChildhoodFriendshipPeer Acceptance, Popularity, and RejectionPopularityPeer RejectionBullyingChildren Who BullyVictims of BullyingIntervening in BullyingFamilies in Middle ChildhoodParent–Child RelationshipsSiblingsOnly ChildrenSame-Sex Parented FamiliesSingle-Parent FamiliesCohabiting FamiliesDivorced and Divorcing FamiliesBlended Families9 Glossary
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List of Boxed Features
Chapter 1
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Defining Culture 6
Applying Developmental Science: The Real-World Significance of Developmental Research 7
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Effects of Exposure to Community Violence 19
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Methods of Studying the Brain 26
Chapter 2
Applying Developmental Science: Prenatal Sex Selection 37
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Genetic Engineering 46
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Development of Internationally Adopted Children 49
Chapter 3
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Pregnancy and the Maternal Brain 67
Applying Developmental Science: Maternal Drug Use While Pregnant 73
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Cultural Differences in Childbirth 82
Lives in Context Community Context: HIV Infection in Newborns 87
Chapter 4
Applying Developmental Science: Why Don’t Parents Vaccinate? 103
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Co-Sleeping 109
Lives in Context Family and Peer Context: Neonatal Circumcision 117
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Intermodal Perception and Learning 119
Chapter 5
Lives in Context Media and Technology: Baby Videos and Infant Learning 137
Applying Developmental Science: Baby Signing 143
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Poverty and Development 147
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Culture and Language Development 155
Chapter 6
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Father–Infant Interactions 165
Applying Developmental Science: Maternal Depression and Emotional Development in Infancy 171
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Trauma and Emotional Development 174
Lives in Context Family and Peer Context: Infant Adjustment to Parental Deployment 182
Chapter 7
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Handedness 198
Applying Developmental Science: Picky Eating 201
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Cultural Influences on Sleep in Early Childhood 203
Lives in Context Family and Peer Context: Gene × Environment Interaction and Responses to Adversity 209
Chapter 8
Applying Developmental Science: Children’s Suggestibility 225
Lives in Context Media and Technology: Television and Children’s Development 230
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Culture and Theory of Mind 233
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Brain-Based Learning 236
Chapter 9
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Children’s Participation in Household Work 249
Lives in Context Family and Peer Context: Physical Punishment 251
Applying Developmental Science: Transgender Children 258
Lives in Context Family and Peer Context: Young Children’s Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities 263
Chapter 10
Lives in Context Biological Influences: Adrenarche 276
Lives in Context Media and Technology: Screen Time and Sleep 280
Applying Developmental Science: Body Image Dissatisfaction 287
Lives in Context Community Context: Exposure to War and Terrorism and Children’s Development 290
Chapter 11
Lives in Context Cultural Context: Children’s Understanding of Illness 299
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