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Bryant, P. E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Argues that Susan Sugarman's article in this issue contains some valid criticism of assumptions in developmental psychology, but that some of her conclusions regarding other assumptions need to be questioned. Suggests that many problems raised by Sugarman would disappear if developmental psychologists concentrated on children's early achievements…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages

Sugarman, Susan – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Argues that there are significant ways in which neither Piaget nor his successors in developmental psychology have adequately described the child's mind and how it changes. Proposes alternative guidelines for research that aims more directly at identifying essential constituent features of the child's mental reality. (PCB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages