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Peer reviewedBaltes, Paul B. – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Defines life-span developmental psychology as the study of constancy and change in behavior throughout the life course. Advances metatheoretical view regarding development. Stresses focus on the dynamic and continuous interplay between growth (gain) and decline (loss). Examines structural contextual factors and study of range of plasticity in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedFogel, Alan; Thelen, Esther – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Applies a systems approach to the development of expressive and communicative action of infants in the first year of life. Hypothesizes that the systems approach (which integrates expressive and communicative actions with other elements of the infant's physiology, cognition, behavior, and social environment) will explain previously unexplained…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Infants
Peer reviewedDonaldson, Sally K.; Westerman, Michael A. – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Investigates a proposed four-stage developmental sequence that describes how children explain changes in sad and angry feelings and how their ability to understand is related to their theories of how feelings change. (HOD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedFergusson, David M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Two longitudinal studies examined patterns of reading disability in children. Results indicated that remission of reading disability was relatively common with up to 37% of reading-disabled children showing remission within a 2-year period. Results suggest that the presence of measurement errors may lead to misleading impression of the rate of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedHeckhausen, Jutta – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Adopts a longitudinal design to track mother-child developmental change in infant task-related mastery and concomitant maternal behavior. Finds that, as infants gain more mastery across time, mothers gradually withdraw support in terms of concrete, specific and nonverbal means of instruction. Results support a one-step-ahead model for maternal…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedHoffman, Lois Wladis – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Considers the increase in research on adolescence, with attention to its transitional aspects during the adolescent period and as a bridge between childhood and adulthood. In addition, discusses the effort to examine interactional processes between parent and child and between environment and genes, with respect to the articles of this special…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedZahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Introduces this special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Problems of adolescence addressed include antisocial behavior, depressive symptoms, substance abuse, low achievement, and eating problems. Considers factors implicated in successful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
