title: Reply to Stigler, Nusbaum, and Chalip.
abstract: In this article, I show that many of Stigler et al.'s criticisms of my 1986 article are incorrect or based on assumptions that are implausible. I agree with their conclusion, however, that theories of cognitive development must include both domain-specific and general processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kail
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008568:Memory; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012399:Rotation; D013028:Space Perception; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014163:Transfer, Psychology