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0273-2297/$ see front matter ! 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2012.04.002 q Preparation of this paper was supported in part by the Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education, through Grant R305B040063 to Carnegie Mellon University. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the US Department of Education. ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Weiss Hall, 1701 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States. Fax: +1 215 204 5539. E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Jirout). Developmental Review 32 (2012) 125–160