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On Hermit Crabs and Humans
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Thomas, Michael S. C. – Developmental Science, 2013
Flynn, Laland, Kendal and Kendal's article (this issue) plays a valuable role in two ways. First, it demonstrates how developmental psychology can learn lessons from the latest research on developmental niche construction within evolutionary biology. Secondly, for those psychologists whose main focus is the cognitive mechanisms by which humans…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Biology, Evolution, Cognitive Development
Lifespan Development of Neuromodulation of Adaptive Control and Motivation as an Ontogenetic Mechanism for Developmental Niche Construction
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Li, Shu-Chen – Developmental Science, 2013
Instead of viewing organisms and individuals as passive recipients of their biological, ecological, and cultural inheritances, the developmental niche construction theory and the biocultural co-construction framework both emphasize that the individual's agency plays a key role in regulating how environmental and sociocontextual influences may…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Environment, Change, Theories