Changing Organism-Context Relations as the Basic Process of Development: A Developmental Contextual Perspective.

Lerner, Richard M.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Changing Organism-Context Relations as the Basic Process of Development: A Developmental Contextual Perspective.

Lerner, Richard M.

Developmental Psychology, v27 n1 p27-32 Jan 1991

Maintains that (1) research questions must address intra- and extraorganism contextual relations and must be multidisciplinary in scope; (2) research must be sensitive to contextual variability and individual differences; and (3) scholars must develop empirically generative models linking the development of human beings with changing contexts. (BC)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Context Effect, Developmental Psychology, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Individual Differences, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models

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Language: English

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