This serial provides scholarly technical articles with critical reviews, recent advances in research, and theoretical viewpoints. Volume 25 offers perspectives on children's activity memory, spatial representation, social reasoning, and metacognitive development.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior is intended to ease the task faced by researchers, instructors, and students who are confronted by the vast amount of research and theoretical discussion in child development and behavior. The serial provides scholarly technical articles with critical reviews, recent advances in research, and fresh theoretical viewpoints. Volume 25 offers perspectives on children's activity memory, spatial representation, social reasoning, and metacognitive development.

In Memoriam: Charles C. Spiker (1925-1993).
D.W. Kee, Developmental Differences in Associative Memory: Strategy Use, Mental Effort, and Knowledge Access Interactions. H.H. Ratner and M.A. Foley, A Unifying Framework for the Development of Children's Activity Memory. P.H. Miller and W.L. Seier, Strategy Utilization Deficiencies in Children: When, Where, and Why. M. Blades and C. Spencer, The Development of Children's Ability to Use Spatial Representations. L. Baker, Fostering Metacognitive Development. R.H. Bradley, The HOME Inventory: Review and Reflections. E. Turiel and C. Wainryb, Social Reasoning and the Varieties of Social Experiences in Cultural Contexts. H. Beilin, Mechanisms in the Explanation of Developmental Change. Author Index.
Subject Index.