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The Development of Logic in Adulthood [electronic resource] : Postformal Thought and Its Applications / by Jan D. Sinnott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: The Springer Series in Adult Development and AgingPublisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1998Edition: 1st ed. 1998Description: XX, 372 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781475729115
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 150 23
LOC classification:
  • BF1-990
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Contents:
1. Introduction: Creation of a Theory and the Purpose of This Book -- I. The Theory: Description and Development of Complex Postformal Thought -- 2. Limits of Traditional Approaches for Understanding Adult Logical Development -- 3. What Characterizes Postformal Thought? -- 4. Development of Postformal Thought -- 5. New Physics Models Underlying Postformal Thought -- 6. General Systems Theory Underlies Postformal Thought -- 7. Chaos, Complexity, Self-Regulating Systems, and Postformal Thought -- II. Some Research to Support the Theory: Studies of Complex Postformal Thought -- 8. Initial Research: How Do Adults Use Logical Thought? -- 9. Interview and Thinking Aloud Studies: A View of Process -- 10. Age Differences in Processes -- 11. Emotion, Intention, Health, Goal Clarity, and Other Factors in Postformal Thought -- 12. Digging Deeper: A Case Study and Suggestions for Studying Special Subsamples -- III. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought at Home and in the “Big Picture” -- 13. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought to Education -- 14. Reinventing the University to Foster and Serve Postformal Thinkers -- 15. Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups: The Workplace -- 16. Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups: Couples and Families -- 17. Development and Yearning: Postformal Thought and Spirituality -- 18. Postformal Thought, Creativity, and Creating the “Self” -- 19. Healing Minds, Bodies, Nations, and the Planet: The Value of Postformal Thought -- 20. Some Uses of Postformal Thought in Humanistic Psychology -- IV. The Next Steps: Interventions—Teaching Postformal thinking and Using Postformal Thought to Live in Balance -- 21. Can We Teach Adults To Use Complex Postformal Thought? -- 22. Postformal Thought and Living in Balance -- Appendixes -- A. Measure ofPostformal Thought and Coding and Scoring Guidelines -- Measures -- Coding and Scoring Guidelines -- B. The Narings Liv Project at the Institute for Noetic Sciences.. -- C. Some Readings in Existential, Humanistic, and Transpersonal Psychology and in Mind-Body Medicine -- References.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: 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.
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1. Introduction: Creation of a Theory and the Purpose of This Book -- I. The Theory: Description and Development of Complex Postformal Thought -- 2. Limits of Traditional Approaches for Understanding Adult Logical Development -- 3. What Characterizes Postformal Thought? -- 4. Development of Postformal Thought -- 5. New Physics Models Underlying Postformal Thought -- 6. General Systems Theory Underlies Postformal Thought -- 7. Chaos, Complexity, Self-Regulating Systems, and Postformal Thought -- II. Some Research to Support the Theory: Studies of Complex Postformal Thought -- 8. Initial Research: How Do Adults Use Logical Thought? -- 9. Interview and Thinking Aloud Studies: A View of Process -- 10. Age Differences in Processes -- 11. Emotion, Intention, Health, Goal Clarity, and Other Factors in Postformal Thought -- 12. Digging Deeper: A Case Study and Suggestions for Studying Special Subsamples -- III. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought at Home and in the “Big Picture” -- 13. Applications of the Theory of Postformal Thought to Education -- 14. Reinventing the University to Foster and Serve Postformal Thinkers -- 15. Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups: The Workplace -- 16. Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups: Couples and Families -- 17. Development and Yearning: Postformal Thought and Spirituality -- 18. Postformal Thought, Creativity, and Creating the “Self” -- 19. Healing Minds, Bodies, Nations, and the Planet: The Value of Postformal Thought -- 20. Some Uses of Postformal Thought in Humanistic Psychology -- IV. The Next Steps: Interventions—Teaching Postformal thinking and Using Postformal Thought to Live in Balance -- 21. Can We Teach Adults To Use Complex Postformal Thought? -- 22. Postformal Thought and Living in Balance -- Appendixes -- A. Measure ofPostformal Thought and Coding and Scoring Guidelines -- Measures -- Coding and Scoring Guidelines -- B. The Narings Liv Project at the Institute for Noetic Sciences.. -- C. Some Readings in Existential, Humanistic, and Transpersonal Psychology and in Mind-Body Medicine -- References.

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.

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