Human Development - Sixth Edition

by Diane E. Papalia, Sally Wendkos Olds

The goal of this sixth edition is the same as that of the first-five - to emphasize the continuity of development throughout the life span, to show how experiences at one time of life affect future development, and to understand the influences upon people from their genes, their families, and the world they live in.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

As a professor, Diane E. Papalia has taught thousands of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her bachelor's degree, majoring in psychology, from Vassar College and both her master's degree in child development and family relations and her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from West Virginia University. She has published numerous articles in such professional journals as Human Development, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Sex Roles, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Journal of Gerontology. Most of these papers have dealt with her major research focus, cognitive development from childhood through old age.