Measurement of Individual Difference Constructs in Child Development, or Taking Aim at Moving Targets

Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 103-122

  Bates, John E ^a   Novosad, Claire ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Decision making; Psychometrics; Social adaptation; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889470413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470756676.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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