1. Understanding life-span human development -- 2. Theories of human development -- 3. Genes, environment, and development -- 4. Prenatal development and birth -- 5. Body, brain, and health -- 6. Sensation, perception, and action -- 8. Cognition -- 9. Memory and information processing -- 9. Intelligence and creativity -- 10. Language and education -- 11. Self and personality -- 12. Gender roles and sexuality -- 13. Social cognition and moral development -- 14. Emotions, attachment, and social relationships -- 15. The family -- 16. Developmental psychopathology -- 17. The final challenge: death and dying -- Appendix A. Careers in human development -- Appendix B. Checking mastery answers.