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Kendler, Tracy S. – Human Development, 1979
This review argues that an hypothesis about longitudinal development may be derived from, and tested exclusively by, cross-sectional data, when the potential sources of interpretive errors are dealt with adequately. The argument is illustrated by cross-sectional data relevant to developmental mediation theory. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Discrimination Learning, Longitudinal Studies, Mediation Theory