Cover

Table of Contents

Title Page

Foreword to the Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Seventh Edition

The Handbook's Developing tradition
References

Preface

References

Volume 1 Preface

Contributors

Chapter 1: Concepts, Theory, and Method in Developmental Science: A View of the Issues

The Plan of This Volume
Conclusions
References

Chapter 2: Processes, Relations, and Relational-Developmental-Systems

Conceptual Contexts
The Cartesian-Split-Mechanistic Worldview and Split-Mechanistic Middle-Range Metatheories as Scientific Paradigm
The Process-Relational Worldview and Relational-Developmental-Systems as Scientific Paradigm
Relational-Developmental-Systems
When Vocabulary Matters
Conclusions
References

Chapter 3: Dynamic Systems in Developmental Science

The Dynamic Systems Approach: A Tale of Two Narratives
Historical Foundations for the Dynamic Systems Approach: General Systems Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics
Nonlinear Dynamics: Mathematically Formalizing the Dynamics of Wholeness
The Dynamic Systems Approach to Development: General Considerations
Aligning General Systems Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Inclusive Approach
Aligning General Systems Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Exclusive Approach
Inclusive and Exclusive Approaches to Dynamic Systems Compared
The Inclusive Dynamic Systems Approach to Development: All Is Organized Process
The Exclusive Dynamic Systems Approach to Development: All Is Process, and Organization Is Derived
Conclusion: In Search of Unified Metatheoretical Ground
References

Chapter 4: Dynamic Development of Thinking, Feeling, and Acting

The Dynamics of Human Action: The Person ←→ Environment System
The How of Development: The Epigenesis of Psychological Structures
The Structure of Action
The Emotional Grounding of Individual Action
Intersubjectivity and the Coregulation of Thinking, Feeling, and Acting
Sociocultural Context and Semiotic Mediation
Dynamic Skill Theory: Tools for Tracking the Development of Integrative Psychological Structures
A Common Scale of Skill Measurement
Developmental Changes in Psychological Skills
Developmental Changes During Infancy: From Reflex Patterns through Sensorimotor Action Systems
Developmental Changes, Toddler to Adulthood: From Representations Through Abstractions
Dynamic Skill Theory and the Common Scale: A Summary
The Shapes of Development: Ranges, Webs, and Pathways
Developmental Range
How Coactive Scaffolding Produces Higher-Level Skills
Developmental Analysis of Joint Action
Nonlinearity and the Shapes of Development
Webs and Developmental Pathways
Illustrating the Constructive Web: Paths in the Development of Reading
Forging a Path by Walking
Development in Infancy: Changes in Skills for Relating to Persons and Things
The Development of Reaching in Infancy
From Neonatal Prereaching to Self-Directed Reaching
The Development of Reaching to Eat
Dynamic Variation in the Development of Reaching
The Power and Limits of Sensorimotor Action: What Do Infants “Know” About Objects and Persons?
Pathways in the Development of Psychological Structures From Childhood Through Adulthood: The Case of Everyday Moral Action
From Affect to Identity: Paths in the Development of Structures of Moral Action
Autonomy, Rights, and the Ethos of Fairness: From Individual Interest to Individual Rights
Cultivating Conscience: From Committed Compliance to Moral Character (Virtue)
Developing Concern for Others: From Empathy to the Rule of Caring
Consolidating Moral Identity Through Adolescence: The Reconciliation Model
Continuing the Moral Trail: From Adolescence Through Adulthood
A Microdevelopmental Analysis of the Coactive Construction of Everyday Skills
Cocreating the Developmental Process: Negotiating Mediational Means
Conclusions
References

Chapter 5: Biology, Development, and Human Systems

Developmental Theory in the History of Biology
Evolutionary Theory and Genocentrism
Psychology and Nativism
Developmental Psychobiological Systems
Conceptual and Empirical Objections to Nativism
Genes, Epigenetics, and Development
Experience, Epigenetics, and Nervous System Development
Integrating Development and Evolution
Summary and Conclusions
References

Chapter 6: Ethology and Human Development

Setting the Scene
Changes in the Ethological Approach to Development
Different Problems, Different Questions
Biological Function
Meanings of Innateness and Instinct
Heritability
Robustness of Development
Plasticity in Development
Integration of Robustness and Plasticity
Evolution and Development
Conclusions
References

Chapter 7: Neuroscience, Embodiment, and Development

Overview
Neuroscience and Levels of Analysis
Embodiment and the Integration of Levels
Embodiment Within a Relational Developmental Systems Perspective
Toward an Integrative Developmental Science
On the Development of the Relational System
Conclusion
References

Chapter 8: The Development of Agency

Overview
Philosophy of the Active Organism
Psychology and Development
Civic Life and the Sociocultural Dimensions of Agency
Conclusion
References

Chapter 9: Dialectical Models of Socialization

Two Metaphors for Socialization: The One-Way Arrow and Dialectics
Human Agents: The Interacting Components in the Dialectical Whole
Holism: The Systemic Context
Holism in Social Relational Theory
What Is the Parent-Child Relationship?
Contradiction: The Source of Change
Synthesis in Dialectics: Nonlinear Outcomes
Applied Social Relational Theory
Dialectically Informed Methodology
Conclusions
References

Chapter 10: Human Development and Culture

Initial Convergences at the Turn of the Century
Continued Debates in the 21ST Century
The Current Trend Toward Relational Integrative Approaches
Integration of Culture and Human Development: Conceptual Issues
Integrating Culture and Human Development: Methodological Issues
Integrating Multiple Levels of Analysis: Cultural Neuroscience
Integrating Individual and Context: Ethnic Identity Development
Conclusions
References

Chapter 11: Emotional Development and Consciousness

General Issues in the Study of Emotion and Consciousness
Intention, Agency, and Action Patterns
The Emotional System
Consciousness and the Self-System
Theories of the Development of Different Levels of Consciousness
Measurement of Reflected Consciousness
The Role of Consciousness in Development
Conclusions
References

Chapter 12: Development of Personal and Cultural Identities

Introduction
Part I: Checking to See if Descartes Is Really Dead
Part IIA: Scoffers—The New Opposition to Cartesian Substance Dualism
Part IIB: Boosters—the New Cartesian Dichotomists
Part IIC: Critique of the Neo-Cartesian Boosters
Dualism Light
Part III: Deconstructing the Person–Culture Dichotomy—A Psychological and Cultural Case Study of Youth Suicide
Conclusions
References

Chapter 13: Moral Development

The Liberal Tradition in Moral Philosophy
Chapter Context and Structure
Historical Sources of Thinking About Moral Determinism
Culture, Heterogeneity, and Alternative Perspectives
Social Domains and Social Interactions
Conclusions
References

Chapter 14: Development and Self-Regulation

How Relational-Developmental-Systems Informs Researchers' Understanding of Self-Regulation
Action and Development Occur in a Relational Integrated Person-Context System
Definitions of Self-Regulation and Related Constructs
Important Correlates of Self-Regulation
Studying Self-Regulation From the Perspective of RDS
Future Directions for Research in Self-Regulation
Conclusions
References

Chapter 15: Developmental Psychopathology

What Is Developmental Psychopathology?
Notions of Developmental Psychopathology Inadequately Incorporated in Adult Clinical Psychology
Key Conceptual Components of Developmental Psychopathology
A Process-Oriented Perspective on the Development of Psychopathology
Considering the Normal and Abnormal Together
Applied Implications and Directions
Contexts of Development
Extending Perspectives on Emotional Security Beyond the Parent-Child Dyad
An EST Perspective on Marital Conflict as a Risk and Protective Process
Family-Wide and Community Influences on EST and Child Adjustment
New Directions and Emerging Themes
Conclusions
References

Chapter 16: Positive Youth Development and Relational-Developmental-Systems

PYD as a Developmental Process
Relational-Developmental-Systems: An Overview
The Study of Adolescence Within the Relational Developmental System
Approaches to PYD as a Developmental Process
PYD as a Philosophy or Approach to Youth Programming
PYD as Instances of Youth Programs and Organizations
Problems in Integrating the Three Facets of PYD Scholarship
Methodological Problematics of PYD Research Framed by RDS Models
Predicting Developmental Phenomena Requires Change-Sensitive Measurement Tools
Optimization Within the Relational-Developmental-Systems Paradigm of Developmental Science
Conclusions
References

Chapter 17: Systems Methods for Developmental Research

Statistical Analysis of Dynamic Systems Models: Foundations
The Relation Between Inter- and Intraindividual Variation
Dynamic Factor Analysis of Stationary Processes
Dynamic Factor Analysis of Nonstationary Processes
The Dangers of Pooling
An Alternative to Deal With Heterogeneity: IF and iFACE
Another Alternative to Deal With Heterogeneity: GIMME
Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Modeling of Developmental Stage Transitions
Catastrophe Theoretical Modeling of Cognitive Developmental Stage Transitions
Catastrophe Theoretical Detection of Cognitive Stage Transitions
Conclusions
References

Chapter 18: Neuroscientific Methods With Children

Methods Employed in the Study of Brain Structures and Functions
Brain Structure
Brain Function
Autonomic Nervous System
Conclusions
References

Chapter 19: Mixed Methods in Developmental Science

Defining a Mixed Methods Framework
Qualitative Methods: A Brief Overview
Combining Methods
Beyond Qualitative/Quantitative Paradigmatic Incompatibility
Organizing/Mixing Multiple Methods
Examples of Mixed Methods Research in Developmental Science
Moving Forward With Mixed Methods in Developmental Science
Conclusions
References
Note

Chapter 20: Growth Curve Modeling and Longitudinal Factor Analysis

Taxonomy of Change Processes
Modeling Change Processes
Future Directions for Modeling Change Processes
Conclusions
References

Chapter 21: Person-Oriented Methodological Approaches

The Study of Variation
On Losing Individual Differences in Developmental Research
The Tenets of Person-Oriented Research
Idiographic Psychology and Differential Psychology
Comparing Person-Oriented Research, Idiographic Research, and Differential Psychology
Methods of Person-Oriented Research
Methods of Data Analysis
Conclusions
References

Author Index

Subject Index

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HANDBOOK OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
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