 Robert V. Kail |
Office: PSYC 1248 |
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Professor of Psychological Sciences Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
B.A. Ohio Weslyan University 1971 Ph.D. University of Michigan 1975 |
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research |
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Cognitive processes become much faster during childhood and adolescence. The aim of my research is to understand why these changes occur and how they affect other aspects of cognitive change, such as growth in memory and reasoning. For a copy of my vita, click here. |
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Editorial Work |
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I am the Editor of Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Click here for an article from the APS Observer about my editorship. |
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Other Writing |
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John C. Cavanaugh and I have written a textbook on lifespan development, Human Development: A Lifespan View (4th ed.), which was published in 2007 by Wadsworth. I have written a child development textbook, Children and Their Development (4th ed.), which was published in 2007 by Prentice Hall. |
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personal |
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Away from the office, I enjoy working out. Since 1977, I've run nearly 15,000 miles, biked 41,000 miles, and swum 2,300 miles. |
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