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Life-Span Development Cover
Life-Span Development, 8/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas - Dallas
Beginnings
Biological Beginnings

Chapter Outline

  1. THE EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

      Natural Selection and Adaptive Behavior

      Evolutionary Psychology

        Evolution and Life-Span Development

        Evaluating Evolutionary Psychology

  2. GENETIC FOUNDATIONS

      What Are Genes?

      Mitosis and Meiosis

      Genetic Principles

      Behavior Genetics

      Molecular Genetics

      Chromosome and Gene-Linked Abnormalities

  3. REPRODUCTION CHALLENGES AND CHOICES

      Prenatal Diagnostic Tests

        Amniocentesis

        Ultrasound Sonography

        Chorionic Villi Sampling

        Maternal Blood Test

      Infertility

      Adoption

  4. HEREDITY-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

      Intelligence

      Heredity-Environment Correlations

        Passive

        Evocative

        Active

      Shared and Nonshared Environmental Experiences

      Conclusions about Heredity-Environment Interaction









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