Customer Reviews

The Developing Person Through the Life Span

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This book was needed for a college course. It was well developed and researched. The information is current and should be a must for all high school or college students. It explains the fundamentals of a humans lifespan. It is a positive, well written, informative book!

For me this book was required for a class. I guess it wasn't bad but I felt like I had to pick through all their example stories to find any of the real content. So much was case studies of one child or another. And most of the case studies were in themselves mostly fluff.

I found this book very engaging, the topics were interesting and the graphics were very appropriate. I really liked how every other page had an interesting question that you could apply to everyday life and you got the answer in 2 pages. I would skip ahead to find out the answer. But after my developmental psychology class was over i wanted to keep this book. i love it.

Great book!! We are using this book for my developmental pyschology class. It has really provided me with a wealth of knowledge.

I had to read this textbook for a mid-level psych course and was very disappointed. Not only is there a lot of "fluff", but the author frequently presents the results of studies in such simplified terms, that it would be easy to draw the wrong conclusions (and conclusions which might be sexist, racist, classist, etc) from the information. There are also little "observation quizzes" and "things to think about" listed in the margins which were so subjective or irrelevant that I found them insulting. My favorite was a comment on breastfeeding, when the author suggested it was a good idea because it was less stressful on fathers, especially at night! I had to look back at the cover of my book to double-check that it was really written by a woman! That's just one example among many that I found very insulting in the book. I can't believe anyone still really thinks that way in this day and age!

Good book, use it in my Psy class. Book was in good condition, very interesting.

This is the textbook for an ECE course I'm taking online. The book is packed with information--perhaps too much. It has a cluttered look to it that gives me a confused feeling when I'm reading it. It is however a great "coffee table" book because it has nice photos, tons of charts, diagrams and graphs and side notes--ON EVERY PAGE. But for a textbook, there has to be a better one out there that's more readable yet still includes the necessary information.

This is one version older than what the class is using. But, it still has all the saem info in it as the newer version. Only difference I have found is that a few sections have a tad more or less text content, so page numbers aren't exactly the same. Otherwise a very easy textbook to read!

The book was great. It gave me what I needed to pass the exam through Excelsior College. However, the study guide that went along with it was a waste of time. The book is all anyone needs to pass the test.

I received my shipment in a very timely fashion and the textbook has a little wear
but overall a good buy! (VERY)