A dynamic systems approach of adolescent development
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| Language: | English |
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Hove:
Psychology Press,
c2012.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. 1. A dynamic systems approach to adolescent development - 2. General characteristics of a dynamic systems approach - 3. The search for process characteristics - 4. Monte Carlo techniques : statistical simulation for developmental data - 5. The search for variability and change - 6. Using state space grids for understanding processes of change and stability in adolescence - 7. Toy models and the search for mechanisms - 8. The art of building dynamic systems models - 9. A logistic growth model : stage-wise development of meaning making - 10. Agent-based modeling in developmental psychology - 11. The search for relations between micro and macro development - 12. Conclusions and future perspectives