The reason for analyzing these components separately is that they often have different functional relationships to the variables being investigated or manipulated (see, for example, Ryan, 1970, pp. 143-145). When latency refers to the ...
Although in 1958 Anastasi had already called for a major overhaul of explanatory research on the relationship between hereditary and environmental contributions to development, this area of research is still alive and is even showing a ...
Developmental Psychology examines human developmental processes and transitions in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Renowned international contributors systematically present the theoretical paradigms and current methods relating to the many subfields...
The book discusses the history, theory, and psychological approaches of developmental psychology, with focus on socialization and personality development through the life span; personality dimensions; and theories of socialization and sex ...
This book will prove valuable for psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, social workers, and behavioral scientists.
The book discusses the status,issues, and antecedents of life-span developmental psychology; an approach to theory construction in the psychology of development and aging; and models and theories of development.
Life-span Developmental Psychology: Introduction to Research Methods
Dealing with the methodological and data analytic problems in developmental research, this book presents solutions advanced from the disciplinary perspectives of psychology, behavior analysis and behavioral systems, sociology, and ...
An outgrowth of the Eleventh Biennial West Virginia University Conference on Life-Span Development, this volume emphasizes two major themes: the importance of taking a life-span approach to the study of stress and coping, and the ...
This book will prove valuable for psychologists, behavioral therapists and researchers, and students in behavioral psychology.
The book discusses the history, theory, and psychological approaches of developmental psychology, with focus on socialization and personality development through the life span; personality dimensions; and theories of socialization and sex ...
This is followed by separate chapters on topics such as cross-cultural research in developmental psychology; the implications of the two models that have had the greatest impact on developmental psychology—the mechanistic (reactive ...
This volume focuses on the effects of nonnormative life crises, those which occur to only certain individuals within a specific culture or group and are for the most part considered to be disruptive to the normal life course.
Proceedings of the 7th West Virginia University Life-Span Conferences, held in Morgantown, W. Va., in May 1980.
Empirical samples of history-graded influence studies of various age cohorts from the United States and other countries are presented as well. Psychologists and sociologists will find the book very insightful.