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Canadian Connections to Research in this Chapter

Bradley, C. L., & Marcia, J. E. (1988). Generativity-stagnation: A five-category model. Journal of Personality, 66, 39-64. (Marcia; Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/)


Carpendale, J. I. A. (2000). Kohlberg and Piaget on stages and moral reasoning. Developmental Review, 20, 181-205. (Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/)


Case, R. (1985). Intellectual development: A systematic reinterpretation. New York, NY: Academic Press. (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education: http://www.oise.on.ca/)


Case, R., & Okamoto, Y. (1996). The role of central conceptual structures in the development of children’s thought. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 61, v–265. (University of Toronto: http://www.utoronto.ca/)


Corteen, R., & Williams, T. (1985). Television and reading skills. In T. M. Williams (Ed.), The impact of television: A natural experiment in three communities. New York, NY: Academic Press. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)


Fisher, N. J., Rourke, B. P., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (1999). Neuropsychological subgroups of patients with Alzheimer's disease: An examination of the first 10 years of CERAD data. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 21, 488-518. (University of Toronto: http://www.utoronto.ca/)

N. J. Fisher received a President's New Research Award from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2000.


Goelman, H., & Pence, A. R. (1988). Children in three types of day care: Daily experience, quality of care and developmental outcomes. Early Child Development and Care, 33, 67-76. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)


Habbick, B. F., Nanson, J. L., Snyder, R. E., Cassey, R. E., & Schulman, A. L. (1996). Foetal alcohol syndrome in Saskatchewan: Unchanged incidence in a 20-year period. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 87, 204-207. (Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan: http://www.usask.ca/)


Health Canada (1997). Canada'a alcohol and other drugs survey 1994: A discussion of the findings. Ottawa: Health Canada. (Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/)


Howe, N., & Jacobs, E. (1995). Child care research: A case for Canadian national standards. Canadian Psychology, 36, 131–148. (Concordia University: http://www.concordia.ca/)


Janzen, L. A., Nanson, J. L., & Block, G. W. (1995). Neuropsychological evaluation of preschoolers with fetal alcohol syndrome. Neurotoxicology & Teratology, 17, 273–279. (University of Saskatchewan: http://www.usask.ca/)


Kimura, D. (1987). Are men’s and women’s brains really different? Canadian Psychology, 28, 133–147. (University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)

D. Kimura received the Donald O. Hebb Award from the Canadian Psychological Association in 1985.


Kolb, B., & Stewart, J. (1995). Changes in the neonatal gonadal hormonal environment prevent behavioral sparing and alter cortical morphogenesis after early female frontal cortex lesions in male and female rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 109, 285–294. (University of Lethbridge: http://www.uleth.ca/)


Kolb, B., & Wishaw, I. Q. (1998). Brain plasticity and behavior. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 43-64. (University of Lethbridge: http://www.uleth.ca/)

Bryan Kolb was the 2000 winner of the Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2000. Ian Whishaw was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1998.


Lytton, H., & Romney, D. M. (1991). Parents’ sex-related differential socialization of boys and girls: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 109, 267–296. (University of Calgary: http://www.ucalgary.ca/)


Marcia, J. E. (1980). Identity in adolescence. In I. Adelson (Ed.), Handbook of adolescence. New York, NY: Wiley. (Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/)


Marcia, J. E. (1994). The empirical study of ego identity. In H. A. Bosma & T. L. G. Graafsma (Eds.), Identity and development: An interdisciplinary approach (Vol. 172). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/)


Nanson, J. L., & Hiscock, M. (1990). Attention deficits in children exposed to alcohol prenatally. Alcoholism, Clinical & Experimental Research, 14, 656–661. (Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan: http://www.usask.ca/)


O'Neil, D. K. (1996). Two-year-old children's sensitivity to parent's knowledge state when making requests. Child Development, 67, 659-677. (University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)


Pederson, D. R., & Moran, G. (1996). Expressions of the attachment relationship outside the strange situation. Child Development, 67, 915-927. (University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)


Potter, S. M., Zelazo, P. R., Stack, D. M., & Papageorgiou, A. N. (2000). Adverse effects of fetal cocaine exposure on neonatal auditory information processing. Pediatrics, 105, e40. (McGill University and Montreal Children's Hospital: http://www.mcgill.ca/)


Walker, L. J. (1989). A longitudinal study of moral reasoning. Child Development, 60, 157–166. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)


Walker, L. J., de Vries, B., & Trevethan, S. D. (1994). Moral stages and moral orientations in real-life and hypothetical dilemmas. In B. Puka (Ed.), Caring voices and women's moral frames: Gilligan's view. New York, NY: Garland Publishing, Inc. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)


Wark, G. R., & Krebs, D. L. (1996). Gender and dilemma differences in real-life moral judgment. Developmental Psychology, 32, 220–230. (Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/)


Williams, T. M., & Boyes, M. C. (1986). Television-viewing patterns and use of other media. In T. M. Williams (Ed.), The impact of television: A natural experiment in three communities. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)

 

Weblinks

Jean Piaget Society
The homepage of the Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development focuses on the life and work of Piaget. The organization's collection of publications and symposia are accessible from this site.
Kohlberg Tutorial
Information on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, and a link to information on Piaget's theory.
Adult Development and Aging
The homepage of the division of the American Psychological Association dedicated to the psychology of adult development and aging offers information on research and links to related study and research programs and employment opportunities.
The Institute of Child Study
Information on the research and researchers at this centre, which is part of the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

 

Suggestions for Further Reading

Berk, L. E. (1993). Infants, children, and adolescents. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

This text presents an excellent overview of research and theory in the fields of infant, childhood, and adolescent development.


Schaie, W. K., & Willis, S. L. (1992). Adult development and learning (3rd. ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins.

A well-written and thorough introduction to the major issues involved in studying adult development.


Hoyenga, K. B., & Hoyenga, K. T. (1993). Gender-related differences: Origins and outcomes. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

This book examines gender differences from evolutionary, physiological, and cultural perspectives.


Harwood, R. L., Miller, J. G., & Irizarry, N. L. (1995). Culture and attachment: Perceptions of the child in context. New York, NY: Guilford.

As its title implies, this book considers cultural variables that influence the development of attachment between infants and their caregivers, including socioeconomic status, perceptions of different attachment behaviours, and perceptions of children themselves.

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