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Structural Models of Developmental Theory in Psychology

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This is a response to the presentation by Wohlwill (this volume). To begin, I must admit that I have been a follower of Wohlwill’s research for a long time. In particular my own research has benefited from Wohlwill’s classic work on The age variable in psychological research (see Wohlwill, 1970, 1973). His current paper adds clarity and force to these issues so here I continue my enthusiastic support of Wohlwill’s work.

I have enjoyed the benefit of discussions about these ideas with many colleagues. I [hank Jack Wohlwill for his support of my work. This research has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging (AG07137).

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    Paul Van Geert

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McArdle, J.J. (1991). Structural Models of Developmental Theory in Psychology. In: Van Geert, P., Mos, L.P. (eds) Annals of Theoretical Psychology. Annals of Theoretical Psychology, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3842-4_6

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