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Worthwhile book

2008-11-29
I am taking a psychology class on line using this book. I was anxious for the class to start as I thought the subject material would be interesting. It is, and the book is well written and informative. However, now that the class is in its last 3 or 4 weeks, I'm getting a little tired.

Each section is covered in 3 chapters. For example, for adolescence you have a chapter about the biological changes, then about the cognitive changes, then about the psychological changes of that stage of life. After going through almost the whole book like that, I'm a little bored. Also - I don't know if all copies are affected, but for our class, which is using the paperback 7th edition, the publisher did not provide our instructor with an updated set of test questions. So the test questions we have been getting for all 6 tests we've had so far correspond to the 6th edition, not the 7th. This means that the test is supposed to cover chapters 20, 21, and 22, for instance, but it also contains questions from text as much as 100 pages past that!

Text Review

2008-11-24
I have enjoyed this book thus far. It covers alot of important information, making it easy to understand and to keep your attention.

Book for School

2008-10-24
I purchased this book for a class I am currently taking. The seller was able to have it to me VERY quick in time for my class. HIGH POSITIVE rating for seller. Thanks

Fast Shipping

2008-10-20
I like that it was shipped very fast because being that i live in hawaii it seems to take forever.

The Developing Person Through Life Span

2008-10-14
The Developing Person Through the Life Span I found that the book I purchsed was in very good condition. The price was also very great. I am planning to purchase all text books that I need for school from Amazon. Thank You

great.

2008-10-06

Kathleen Stassen Berger's The Developing Person Through the Life Span is a perennial bestseller instructors depend upon for an authoritative portrait of the field. Enhanced with carefully crafted learning tools, its warm narrative style and emphasis on diverse lives and universal themes that speak directly to students.

With this new edition, that tradition is brought forward in a captivating new way.Cutting-edge research, electronic tools, and comprehensive insight combine to make The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Seventh Edition, the text that instructors need. With this edition, the ideal life-span text is better
than ever.

great!

2008-08-15
This book is in mint condition! I really appreciate the quality of book that I received, it matched the description perfectly!

LifeSpan Textbook

2008-08-08
The book was great. It gave me what I needed to pass the exam through Excelsior College. However, the study guide that went along with it was a waste of time. The book is all anyone needs to pass the test.

Not that great...

2008-03-08
I was truly looking forward to my Lifespan and Development class until I looked at this book. Yes, it is helpful in that it has important terms on the margins. However, many times is does not into enough detail with a lot of psych issues. There are little blurbs or paragraphs about some things, but it mainly a repetiton of theories (Biosocial, Psychoanalytic, Behaviorist, Cognitive...) from Intro to Psych. It does not get into specifics about anything. The book can also be confusing in how it presents the information. I am alarmed by how very narrow minded the author(s) of the book are about psychology in different cultures. Most of the chapters have little (if nothing at all) about cultural differences in childrearing, dicipline technniques, nutrition, aging, etc. It is all based on American ideals of how kids should be raised and what it is to be normal. Where are the other viewpoints? I am very disappointed with this book and the class in general. I was looking forward to so much more.

A shame this is used in educational settings

2008-03-06
Not a very science-based textbook. Filled with author bias, assumptions, and outdated stereotypes. Downright infuriating read for those with a social conscious. It's lucky for the author this is required reading.