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  1. Graduate School of Applied, USA

    Milton Schwebel (Professor Emeritus, Professor and Associate Professor of Psychology), Charles A. Maher & Nancy S. Fagley

  2. Rutgers University, USA

    Milton Schwebel (Professor Emeritus, Professor and Associate Professor of Psychology), Charles A. Maher & Nancy S. Fagley

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Each of them has published numerous books and articles in his or her field. In particular, in 1990, they edited jointly the book entitled Promoting Cognitive Growth Over the Life Span.

Adapted from Chapter 1, written by the authors, of M. Schwebel, C. A. Maher and N. S. Fagley (eds.),Promoting Cognitive Growth over the Life Span, Hillsdale, N.J., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1990. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, and the consent of the authors.

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Schwebel, M., Maher, C.A. & Fagley, N.S. The social role in promoting cognitive growth over the life-span. Prospects 20, 263–275 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02195068

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