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Commentary on Leibovich et al.: What next?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2017

Kelly S. Mix ,
Nora S. Newcombe  and
Susan C. Levine
Kelly S. Mix
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 kmix@umd.edu
Nora S. Newcombe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 newcombe@temple.edu
Susan C. Levine
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 s-levine@uchicago.edu
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Abstract

The conclusions reached by Leibovich et al. urge the field to regroup and consider new ways of conceptualizing quantitative development. We suggest three potential directions for new research that follow from the authors' extensive review, as well as building on the common ground we can take from decades of research in this area.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e180
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