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Table of Contents

The Nature-Nurture Debate and Public Policy

Kenneth A. Dodge
pp. 418-427
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0028
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The Role of Mental Representation in Social Development

Carol S. Dweck, Bonita E. London
pp. 428-444
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0029
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Cognitive Development Includes Global and Domain-Specific Processes

Robert V. Kail
pp. 445-455
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0031
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Fathers, Families, and the Future: A Plethora of Plausible Predictions

Ross D. Parke
pp. 456-470
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0033
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Early Learning and School Readiness: Can Early Intervention Make a Difference?

Craig T. Ramey, Sharon L. Ramey
pp. 471-491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0034
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Temperament and the Pursuit of an Integrated Developmental Psychology

Mary Klevjord Rothbart
pp. 492-505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0035
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Paying Attention to and Not Neglecting Social Withdrawal and Social Isolation

Kenneth H. Rubin, Robert J. Coplan
pp. 506-534
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0036
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Historical Lessons: The Value of Pluralism in Psychological Research

Elliot Turiel
pp. 535-545
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0037
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Progress and Prospects in the Psychology of Moral Development

Lawrence J. Walker
pp. 546-557
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0038
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Index to Volume 50

pp. 559-561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0030
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Commentaries in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: An Introduction to the October 2004 Issue

Gary W. Ladd
pp. 415-417
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2004.0032
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