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ADVANCES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 23
Contributors to This Volume Harry Beilin
Willis F. Overton
Robert Kail
Juan Pascual-Leone
Carol Lynn Martin
Elise G. Pearlman
Sergio Morra
Hayne W. Reese
Frank B. Murray
Ellin Kofsky Scholnick
ADVANCES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
edited by
Hayne W. Reese Department of Psychology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia
Volume 23
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Contents
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The Structure of Developmental Theory 1. 11. 111.
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WILLIS F. OVERTON lntrc~duction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science and Values.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. Philosophy and Sci ................................... Aims of Science . . ........................................ The Origin of Scien .............................. From Common Sense t o Scienti .............................. Developmental Theories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R e f ~ r ~ n c e. .s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........
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Questions a Satisfying Developmental Theory Would Answer: The Scope of a Complete Explanation of Development Phenomena FRANK B. MURRAY Intrc~duction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. A Good Developmental Theory.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111. Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refrrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Development of World Views: Toward Future Synthesis? ELLlN KOFSKY SCHOLNICK Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Developmental Changes in Overton's Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.
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