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Bridging Developmental Systems Theory and Evolutionary Psychology Using Dynamic Optimization
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Frankenhuis, Willem E.; Panchanathan, Karthik; Clark Barrett, H. – Developmental Science, 2013
Interactions between evolutionary psychologists and developmental systems theorists have been largely antagonistic. This is unfortunate because potential synergies between the two approaches remain unexplored. This article presents a method that may help to bridge the divide, and that has proven fruitful in biology: dynamic optimization. Dynamic…
Descriptors: Evolution, Psychology, Systems Approach, Developmental Psychology
Advancing Developmental Science: Some Challenges and Obstacles
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Bergman, Lars R. – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2012
Developmental science (DS) is defined somewhat differently by different researchers. In the present essay DS is defined as (1) it concerns understanding "individual" development, partly in contrast to "group" development, (2) DS is cross-disciplinary, and (3) the individual is regarded as a "functioning whole,"…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Antisocial Behavior, Individual Development, Researchers
The Transmission and Evolution of Experimental Microcultures in Groups of Young Children
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Whiten, Andrew; Flynn, Emma – Developmental Psychology, 2010
A new experimental microculture approach was developed to investigate the creation and transmission of differing traditions in small communities of young children. Four playgroups, with a total of 88 children, participated. In each of 2 playgroups, a single child was shown how to use 1 of 2 alternative methods of tool use, "lift" or "poke," to…
Descriptors: Socialization, Play, Young Children, Rewards
The U-Shaped Relationship between Complexity and Usefulness: A Commentary
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Foster, E. Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The relationship between complexity and usefulness can be captured by a U-shaped curve. This comment explores that relationship. Complexity may be useful for one of the main aims of developmental psychology (causal inference) but not for another (description of developmental phenomena). Currently, developmentalists conduct complex analyses that…
Descriptors: Inferences, Developmental Psychology, Models, Methods
Positive Intergroup Attitudes: The Role of Ethnic Identity
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Phinney, Jean S.; Jacoby, Brian; Silva, Charissa – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
Developmental theory suggests that a well-developed ethnic identity serves as a secure position which allows people to be more open and accepting to people from other ethnic groups. To examine this prediction, two studies were carried out. In Study 1, 713 college freshmen from four ethnic groups were surveyed regarding positive attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Social Theories, Ethnicity, Measures (Individuals)
A Clinical Method for the Detection and Quantification of Quick Respiratory Hyperkinesia
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Hixon, Thomas J.; Hoit, Jeannette D. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2006
Purpose: Quick respiratory hyperkinesia can be difficult to detect with the naked eye. A clinical method is described for the detection and quantification of quick respiratory hyperkinesia. Method: Flow at the airway opening is sensed during spontaneous apnea (rest), voluntary breath holding (postural fixation), and voluntary volume displacement…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Development, Neurology