"Offers a strong balance between research and applications."" "Robert Feldman offers students a chronological overview of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development--from conception through death with his text "Development Across the Life Span." This best-selling text presents up-to-date coverage of theory and research, with an emphasis on the application of these concepts by students in their personal--and future professional--lives. The text taps into students' inherent interest in the subject of human development, encouraging them to draw connections between the material and their own experiences.