17: Assumptions About Humans and their Development Last updated Save as PDF Page ID9363 Contributed by Ellen A. Skinner, Thomas A. Kindermann, Robert W. Roeser, Cathleen L Smith, Andrew Mashburn & Joel SteelePortland State UniversityPublished by Portland State University Library 17.1: Metaphors and Meta-theories in Human Development17.2: What did Reese and Overton think was going on?17.3: What is a meta-theory?17.4: What kinds of assumptions guide the study of human development?17.5: Assumptions About Description17.6: Assumptions About Explanation