Bridging Developmental Systems Theory and Evolutionary Psychology Using Dynamic Optimization

Autor/inn/en	Frankenhuis, Willem E.; Panchanathan, Karthik; Clark Barrett, H.
Titel	Bridging Developmental Systems Theory and Evolutionary Psychology Using Dynamic Optimization
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 16 (2013) 4, S.584-598 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/desc.12053
Schlagwörter	Evolution; Psychology; Systems Approach; Developmental Psychology; Methods; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Systemischer Ansatz; Entwicklungspsychologie; Method; Methode; Analogiemodell
Abstract	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 optimization integrates developmental systems theorists' focus on dynamics and contingency with the "design stance" of evolutionary psychology. It provides a theoretical framework as well as a set of tools for exploring the properties of developmental systems that natural selection might favor, given particular evolutionary ecologies. We also discuss limitations of the approach. (Contains 12 footnotes and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10