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Fischer, Kurt W.; Stein, Zachary; Heikkinen, Katie – American Psychologist, 2009
Intellectual and psychosocial functioning develop along complex learning pathways. Steinberg, Cauffman, Woolard, Graham, and Banich measured these two classes of abilities with narrow, biased assessments that captured only a segment of each pathway and created misleading age patterns based on ceiling and floor effects. It is a simple matter to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
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Steinberg, Laurence; Cauffman, Elizabeth; Woolard, Jennifer; Graham, Sandra; Banich, Marie – American Psychologist, 2009
The authors respond to both the general and specific concerns raised in Fischer, Stein, and Heikkinen's commentary on their article (Steinberg, Cauffman, Woolard, Graham, & Banich), in which they drew on studies of adolescent development to justify the American Psychological Association's positions in two Supreme Court cases involving the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Maturity (Individuals), Court Litigation, Reader Response
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Rhodes, Jean E.; Spencer, Renee; Keller, Thomas E.; Liang, Belle; Noam, Gil – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Anecdotal reports of the protective qualities of mentoring relationships for youth are corroborated by a growing body of research. What is missing, however, is research on the processes by which mentors influence developmental outcomes. In this article, we present a conceptual model of the mentoring process along with a delineation of some of the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Adolescent Development, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Supervisory Methods