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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

Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Attempts to integrate recent models of social systems based on age and cognitive personality research with research on adolescence. Presents a conceptual model of how adolescents set personal goals, construct cognitive strategies, and evaluate their success in an age-graded sociocultural context. Discusses future directions for research based on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development