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Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Green, Kerry M. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Matching methods such as nearest neighbor propensity score matching are increasingly popular techniques for controlling confounding in nonexperimental studies. However, simple k:1 matching methods, which select k well-matched comparison individuals for each treated individual, are sometimes criticized for being overly restrictive and discarding…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Correlation, Adolescents, Adolescent Development
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Demetriou, Andreas; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Describes a theory of cognition which posits specialized structural systems (SSSs) that enable individuals to represent and understand domains of knowledge. Three test batteries assessed 12-16 year olds' abilities to think combinatorially, form hypotheses, design experiments, and construct models or theories. Suggests that the results of tests…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Causal Models, Cognitive Development