Developmental Psychology

Richard M. Lerner

• Foreword Virginia Sexton. Preface. Part 1: Introduction 1. The History of Philosophy and the Philosophy of History in Developmental Psychology: A View of the Issues Richard M. Lerner Part 2: Perspectives on History and Philosophy 2. Developmental Categories and the Premise of Connectivity Jerome Kagan 3. The Idea of Development in Developmental Psychology Sheldon H. White 4. Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Observations on History and Theory Revisited Paul B. Baltes 5. Pluralism and Correlational Analysis in Developmental Psychology: Historical Commonalities Roger A. Dixon and John R. Nesselroade 6. The Context of Development and the Development of Context Urie Bronfenbrenner 7. A Trio of Trials Bernard Kaplan Part 3: Commentary and Replies 8. A Reply to Kaplan Jerome Kagan 9. Developmental Psychology, Bewildered and Paranoid: A Reply to Kaplan Sheldon H. White 10. Rumours of Historiography Roger A. Dixon and John R. Nesselroade 11. Plato Out of Place and Time: A Rejoinder to Professor Kaplan Urie Bronfenbrenner Part 4: Conclusion 12. Some Dynamic and Subjective Features of the History of Developmental Psychology Richard M. Lerner. Author Index. Subject Index.