Life-span developmental psychology: research and theory : [proceedings of a conference sponsored by West Virginia University

Life-Span Development Psychology: Research and Theory covers the issues and problems associated with a life-span conceptualization of developmental psychology. The book discusses the status,issues, and antecedents of life-span developmental psychology; an approach to theory construction in the psychology of development and aging; and models and theories of development. The text also describes the methodology and research strategy in the study of developmental change; the application of multivariate strategies to problems of measuring and structuring long-term change; and the mechanisms required for the operation of perception and recognition. Learning and retention; language; and intellectual abilities are also considered. Developmental psychologists will find the study invaluable. Content: CONTRIBUTORS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages xi-xii Preface , Pages xiii-xiv Acknowledgments , Page xv CHAPTER 1 - Status and Issues of a Life-Span Developmental Psychology , Pages 3-21 , PAUL B. BALTES, L.R. GOULET CHAPTER 2 - Historical Antecedents of Life-Span Developmental Psychology , Pages 23-52 , DON C. CHARLES CHAPTER 3 - Life-Span Developmental Psychology in Europe: Past and Present , Pages 53-68 , KARL J. GROFFMANN CHAPTER 4 - An Approach to Theory Construction in the Psychology of Development and Aging , Pages 71-114 , D.B. BROMLEY CHAPTER 5 - Models of Development and Theories of Development , Pages 115-145 , HAYNE W. REESE, WILLIS F. OVERTON CHAPTER 6 - Methodology and Research Strategy in the Study of Developmental Change , Pages 149-191 , JOACHIM F. WOHLWILL CHAPTER 7 - Application of Multivariate Strategies to Problems of Measuring and Structuring Long-Term Change , Pages 193-207 , JOHN R. NESSELROADE CHAPTER 8 - Life-Span Changes in Visual Perception , Pages 211-226 , PETER E. COMALLI Jr. CHAPTER 9 - Light Detection and Pattern Recognition: Some Comments on the Growth of Visual Sensation and Perception , Pages 227-246 , HARRY MUNSINGER CHAPTER 10 - Cognitive Changes in Adulthood , Pages 247-253 , JOHN H. FLAVELL CHAPTER 11 - Learning in Children and in Older Adults , Pages 257-284 , JACK BOTWINICK CHAPTER 12 - The Experiential Origins of Human Behavior , Pages 285-303 , LEWIS P. LIPSITT CHAPTER 13 - Retention–-Forgetting as a Nomological Network for Developmental Research , Pages 305-353 , DONALD H. KAUSLER CHAPTER 14 - The Language Acquisition Process: A Reinterpretation of Selected Research Findings , Pages 357-399 , KLAUS F. RIEGEL CHAPTER 15 - Research on Language Acquisition: Do We Know Where We Are Going? , Pages 401-420 , DAVID S. PALERMO CHAPTER 16 - Organization of Data on Life-Span Development of Human Abilities , Pages 423-466 , JOHN L. HORN CHAPTER 17 - Comparative Factor Analytic Studies of Intelligence throughout The Human Life-Span , Pages 467-484 , GUNTHER REINERT CHAPTER 18 - A Reinterpretation of Age Related Changes in Cognitive Structure and Functioning , Pages 485-507 , K. WARNER SCHAIE References , Pages 509-562 Author Index , Pages 563-576 Subject Index , Pages 577-591 [Papers produced as the result of the First Life-span Developmental Psychology Conference, West Virginia University]