Drawing on both evolutionary and ontogenetic perspectives, the basic biological–genetic
and social–cultural architecture of human development is outlined. Three principles are …

▪ Abstract The focus of this review is on theory and research of lifespan (lifespan
developmental) psychology. The theoretical analysis integrates evolutionary and …

Life-span developmental psychology deais with the study of individual development
(ontogenesis) from conception into old age (P. Baltes & Goulet, 1970; P. Baltes & Reese …

Six hundred eighty seven individuals ages 25–103 years were studied cross-sectionally to
examine the relationship between measures of sensory functioning (visual and auditory …

Reprinted with permission from The American Federation of Teachers. American Educator,
Vol. 22, No. 1–2, pp. 8–15. Address correspondence to Anne E. Cunningham and Keith E …

The last 25 years have seen tremendous advances in the study of psychological processes
in reading. Our growing body of knowledge on the reading process and reading acquisition …

The development of adult intelligence assessment early in this century as an upward
extension of the Binet-Simon approach to child intelligence assessment is briefly reviewed …

This paper investigates the effects of health indicators such as adult survival rates (ASR) on
GDP growth rates at 5-year intervals in several countries. Panel data were analyzed on GDP …

Excellence and the highest levels of performance in the arts and sciences, sports, and
games have always been an object of fascination to both scientists and lay people. Only …

Five-year changes in episodic and semantic memory were examined in a sample of 829
participants (35-80 years). A cohort-matched sample (N= 967) was assessed to control for …