Children and their Development, Global Edition (Book)

About our authors Robert V. Kail is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University and Visiting Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University, and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Kail was editor of Child Development Perspectives, Psychological Science and Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University, is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and is an honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He has also written Scientific Writing for Psychology: Lessons in Clarity and Style and, with John C. Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View. Away from the office, he enjoys travel and learning to speak German.

• The Science of Child DevelopmentGenetic Bases of Child DevelopmentPrenatal Development, Birth and the NewbornGrowth and HealthPerceptual and Motor DevelopmentTheories of Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Processes and Academic SkillsIntelligence and Individual Differences in CognitionLanguage and CommunicationEmotional DevelopmentUnderstanding Self and OthersMoral Understanding and BehaviorGender and DevelopmentFamily RelationshipsInfluences Beyond the Family