Child Development

ChildDevelopmentbringstheresearchtolifethroughstories.WhatpromptedresearcherVirginiaApgartodevelopwhatbecametheApgarTestonnewborns?WhoknewthatpsychologistEleanorGibson'famous"visualcliff"experimentwasinspiredbyherowntoddler'sexperienceofhesitationinapproachingtheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?Thesestorieshelpstudentsappreciatetherelevanceoftheory，helpingtheminternalizeresearch-intensivematerial.Throughintegratingsuchstories，thistextprovidesthescientificrigorofBerk'schilddevelopmentbooksfromAllyn&BaconwiththeaccessibilityofWorth'sBerger.