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EJ454898 PS519954
Title: Yesterday's Premises, Tomorrow's Promises.Author(s): Kagan, Jerome
Source: Developmental Psychology, v28 n6 p990-97 Nov 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0012-1649
Language: English
Document Type: Historical material (060); Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1993
Reflects on
researchers' conceptions about psychological growth over the last
century. Discusses five themes relevant to developmental research:
(1) the selection of phenomena for study; (2) the use of continuous
dimensions or categories to describe children's characteristics;
(3) continuity versus discontinuity in development; (4) the influence
of temperament; and (5) the meaning of scientific constructs. (BC)
Descriptors: *Child Development; Classification; *Developmental
Continuity; *Developmental Psychology; *Personality; Research Methodology;
*Scientific Concepts; Social Values; Technological Advancement
Identifiers: Adult Child Relationship; Continuous Variables; Research
Priorities
