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Baltes, M. M.; Lerner, R. M. – Human Development, 1980
Argues that a better understanding of developmental processes is provided by three types of operant research -- laboratory behavioral descriptions, descriptions of naturalistic behavior-environment interdependencies, and predictive naturalistic studies. The usefulness of these processes are examined in light of the goals of life span developmental…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Individual Development