Copyright © 1997 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 | Cover design by Cris Horvath | Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Biological and neuropsychological mechanisms : life-span developmental psychology / edited by Hayne W. Reese, Michael D. Franzen. p. cm. "The chapters in this volume evolved from oral presentations given at the Thirteenth West Virginia University Conference on Life-Span Developmental Psychology, held in Morgantown, West Virginia" -- Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-1152-4 (alk. paper) 1. Developmental psychology -- Congresses. 2. Developmental psychobiology -- Congresses. 3. Neuropsychology -- Congresses. I. Reese Hayne Waring. II. Franzen Michael D. III. West Virginia University Conference on Life-Span Developmental Psychology (13th : 1992 : Morgantown, W. Va.) [DNLM: 1. Neuropsychology -- congresses. 2. Human Development- congresses. 3. Cognition -- physiology -- congresses. 4. Personality Development -- congresses. WL 103.5 B615 1996] BF712.5.B56 1996 155 -- dc20 DNLM/DLC 96-17641 for Library of Congress CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |