Configural frequency analysis (CFA) is suggested as a technique for longitudinal research in developmental psychology. Stability and change in answers to multiple choice items and in Yes-No item-patterns obtained with measurements repeated two or three times are identified by CFA and illustrated by developmental analysis of an item from Gorham's Proverb Test.
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