Discovering the Life Span

by Robert S. Feldman

Modular, manageable, meaningful— help your students discover the life span!   Based on extensive market research, and informed by author Robert Feldman’s own teaching experience, Discovering the Life Span was created to meet key teaching needs. Many instructors would like to cover the entire life span in a single term. They would like their students to see the big picture and understand how the domains of development work together. And, perhaps most importantly, they would like their students to truly connect to the material. This remarkable first edition does all three of these things.Here’s Want to learn more about MyVirtualChild? Visit www.mydevelopmentlab.com and click on the ‘watch this video’ link to learn about MyVirtualChild.   MyDevelpmentLab with MyVirtualChild is available at www.mydevelopmentlab.com.

Genres: Psychology, School, Nonfiction

491 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2008

About the author

Robert S. Feldman is Dean in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Feldman, who is winner of the College Distinguished Teacher award, has also taught courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, Feldman received a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award and has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. In addition, he is on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS).

His books, which have been translated into languages ranging from Spanish and French to Chinese and Japanese, include The Liar in Your Life, Understanding Psychology, Essentials of Understanding Psychology, Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior, Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Social Psychology, Development Across the Life Span, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His research interests include honesty and deception and impression management. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.

Reviews

[Kyra Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good overviews and I like the review, check, and applies at the end. they are useful for studying!

[Reading]

《费尔德曼发展心理学》（美）罗伯特S·费尔德曼。原书第4版

[Elaina · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars
I had to read this for school, and I definitely didn't agree with everything in it :/

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook gives a good overview of the different stages of life. Each chapter is divided into three sections which makes it a bit confusing in the beginning, but it's helpful later when you're studying later and you know what you need to review. The material is a bit dry at times. Feldman does a good job balancing the seriousness of some topics i.e.death without making it fatalistic and depressing.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

for PSY 240

[Andrea Robinson]

Good book. Read it for my developmental psych class.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well organized and simple writing makes this easy to understand. I enjoyed this class very much.