An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation of the critical issues, while providing balanced coverage of topics that represent both classic and cutting edge work in this vast and fascinating field. The new edition has been fully updated and fea...

Positive Psychology uses a storytelling approach to provide a broad and objective understanding of the science of well-being, and to show how this knowledge can be applied to our own lives and to the well-being of entire societies.

Integrates the views of dynamical systems concepts with a behavioral view of development. This book emphasizes learning as the major process for change in development and the integration of environmental influences with genetic and historical factors.

Shows students, through interactive examples and opportunities for practice, how to effectively use psychology research in their studies to attain better grades in assessments.

Based on the theoretical approach to cooperative negotiating skills developed at the Harvard Project on Negotiation, this book presents a two-step process towards mastery of negotiating and influencing skills.

Psychology of Aging: A Concise Exploration introduces students to the study of adulthood and aging, offering a holistic examination of its impact on our bodies, minds, relationships, and social roles. Through an innovative myth vs. fact approach, the text dispels common misconceptions using humor, compassion, and robust research.

Written as a complete companion this book is a guided, progressive introduction to social psychology with an emphasis on the applications and career opportunities available.

Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition , the shorter, essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan , Seventh Edition, covers the same topics and contains the same number of chapters, but presents only the essential information, with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications. Exploring Lifespan Development also includes all the great features Berk's texts are known for - an engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, the m...