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The Development of Logic in Adulthood

Postformal Thought and Its Applications

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  • © 1998

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  1. Jan D. Sinnott

    1. Towson University, Baltimore, USA

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Part of the book series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging (SSAD)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 1-10

  4. Some Research to Support the Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Initial Research: How Do Adults Use Logical Thought?

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 117-125

    3. Interview and Thinking Aloud Studies

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 127-146

    4. Age Differences in Processes

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 147-160

    5. Emotion, Intention, Health, Goal Clarity, and Other Factors in Postformal Thought

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 161-175

    6. Digging Deeper

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 177-192

  5. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought at Home and in the “Big Picture”

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought to Education

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 195-215

    3. Reinventing the University to Foster and Serve Postformal Thinkers

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 217-225

    4. Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 227-240

    5. Postformal Thought in Multiperson Groups

      • Jan D. Sinnott
      Pages 241-253
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About this book

In this book Jan D. Sinnott synthesizes her 20 years of research on lifespan cognitive development to describe the growth of complex (or `postformal') thought in adults. She shows specifically how adults improve mentally over a lifetime and learn to think in more complex and wiser ways. Applications of postformal thought are demonstrated in such diverse areas as - family relations - adult education - personal identity - and spirituality. Chapters examine relations between postformal thought and pertinent variables such as age, health, memory, and vocabulary. Other sections deal with issues in humanistic psychology such as - guided imagery - mind - body medicine - and creative intentionality.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Towson University, Baltimore, USA

    Jan D. Sinnott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Development of Logic in Adulthood

  • Book Subtitle: Postformal Thought and Its Applications

  • Authors: Jan D. Sinnott

  • Series Title: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2911-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45723-4Published: 31 March 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3286-0Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2911-5Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1566-709X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 372

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology

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