Several aspects of memory development are discussed within the framework of memory research: the development of representational abilities; the development of the propensity to represent; the development of mnemonic strategies; the development of a general information base; the development of familiarity with different types of stimulus…

Evidence indicates that the newborn infant must first develop cognitive systems, through his experience with various stimuli, to differentiate each modality separately before he can integrate any two modalities in classical conditioning. (Author/NH)

Study indicates that for children, but not for adolescents, the number of concepts produced was inversely related to the level of abstractness of the stimuli. (Author/MG)

Results indicate that the formal operations tasks employed in the study are correlated, except for the Inhelder and Piaget chemical bodies tasks. (MH)

Two books relating to Piaget's theory of intellectual development are reviewed. (DB)

Two aspects of the cognitive development of a 14- to 18-month-old blind child are reported: the development of procedures for the intentional control of objects and the development of certain classificatory skills. (Author)

The article relates the concept of giftedness and ways of identifying giftedness to Jean Piaget's theories of intelligence. Four implications are indicated, including that distinctions between gifted and nongifted children can be made at the end of the concrete operational level (about 8-10 years old). (CL)