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Peer reviewedSpitz, Herman H. – Journal of Special Education, 1983
The author critically reviews the literature on the developmental approach to mental retardation by examining such aspects as motivation, interrupted tasks, probability learning, institutional effect, statistical problems, and Piagetian tasks; and questions whether there is a substantial body of valid evidence supporting claims of…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedHarre, Rom, Ed. – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
Research results reported in this special issue show that egocentricity and staging, both central ideas in the Piaget-Kohlberg account of human development, are myths. The appearance of egocentricity and staging can be accounted for by a subtle combination of ethnocentricity and the effects of inappropriate methodologies. (RM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
