title: Introduction to the special section on intraindividual variability and aging.
abstract: This preface introduces articles that appear in the special section on intraindividual variability and aging and illustrate what intraindividual variability might contribute to the study of development. These articles exemplify the variety of conceptual perspectives, analytical methods, and types of data that are being used to study intraindividual variability and illustrate what the study of intraindividual variability might contribute to the study of development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. nilam.ram@psu.edu
authors.forename: Nilam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: Ulman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lindenberger
authors.forename: Fredda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanchard-Fields
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans