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Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Journal of Developmental Psychology

Edited by Gary Ladd

Subjects: Psychology

Published four times per year
ISSN 0272-930X
E-ISSN 1535-0266

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This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental theories; research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 59, Number 2 (April 2013)

Special Issue: Developing Conceptions of Evolution
Guest Editor: David H. Uttal

Introduction to the Special Issue
David H. Uttal

Tuition vs. Intuition: Effects of Instruction on Naïve Theories of Evolution
Andrew Shtulman and Prassede Calabi

Anthropomorphizing Science: How Does It Affect the Development of Evolutionary Concepts?
Cristine H. Legare, Jonathan D. Lane, and E. Margaret Evans

Essentialist Reasoning and Knowledge Effects on Biological Reasoning in Young Children
Patricia A. Herrmann, Jason A. French, Ganie B. DeHart, and Karl S. Rosengren

Can Children Read Evolutionary Trees?
Shaaron Ainsworth and Jessica Saffer

 

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 59, Number 3 (July 2013)

Mother-Child and Father-Child Dyadic Interaction: Parental and Child Bids and Responsiveness to Each Other During Early Childhood 
Sylia Wilson and C. Emily Durbin

School Bonding and Alcohol Use in Italian Early Adolescents: What Comes First?
Fabrizia Giannotta and Metin Özdemir

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Behavior Problems Among Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Buffering Effect of Mother-Reported Partner Child Care Involvement 
Erin N. Smith, Josefina M. Grau, Petra A. Duran, and Patricia Castellanos

Pretend and Physical Play: Links to Preschoolers’ Affective Social Competence
Eric W. Lindsey and Malinda J. Colwell

Maternal Teaching During Play With Four-Year Olds: Variation by Ethnicity and Family Resources
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Irene Nga-Lam Sze, Florrie Fei-Yin Ng, Ronit Kahana-Kalman, and Hirokazu Yoshikawa

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