Provides an introductory study of motor learning and control for students who aspire to become practitioners in exercise science, physical education, and other movement-oriented professions. This title offers an introduction to motor skills and control, attention, memory, and learning. It discusses instruction, feedback, and practice methods.

Approaching child psychopathology as "normal development gone awry", this fifth edition encourages students to "think developmentally" about psychopathology, from childhood through adolescence. It includes: research, improved organization, and coverage of problems that arise in late adolescence/early adulthood.