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Horowitz, Frances Degen – Merrill Palmer Quart, 1970
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Research Methodology, Theories
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Frances Degen – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Evaluates John B. Watson's contributions to developmental psychology. Watson's insistence on objective methodology in psychology retains its influence, but his extreme environmentalism has been rejected. His concern with the principles of learning is reflected in the work of Hull and Skinner. (BC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behaviorism, Developmental Psychology, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Frances Degen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1987
This paper addresses the unevenness of the existing knowledge base on development and individual differences, and presents a structural model diagraming organismic and environmental influences on development. The model identifies sets of conditions which can result in gifted performance, the development of giftedness, and the maintenance of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Frances Degen; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Sectional Studies, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Frances Degen; O'Brien, Marion – American Psychologist, 1989
Summarizes the contents of this special issue, discussing the major themes and issues addressed in the articles. Covers the following topics: (1) research agenda; (2) nature-nurture question; (3) knowledge base on child development; (4) societal changes; and (5) societal multiculturalism. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Children, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Frances Degen – Child Development, 2000
Discusses responsibility of developmental scientists to convey the complexity of development lest oversimplified popular accounts gain credibility. Presents a model of development elaborating on the role of experience in relation to constitutional, cultural, economic, and social factors contributing to children's development. Discusses importance…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology
