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  • Louise Bates Ames (1908–1996) was an American child psychologist who promoted the importance of maturation and biological timing in development. She was a follower of Arnold L. Gesell (1880–1961), with whom she studied and worked at Yale University. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Ames, Louise Bates]

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