Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology, Hardcover by Molenaar, Peter C. M. (EDT); Lerner, Richard M. (EDT); Newell, Karl M. (EDT), ISBN 1609185099, ISBN-13 9781609185091, Brand New, Free shipping in the USDrawing on papers presented at the Conference on Inductive Developmental Systems Theory held at Pennsylvania State U. in October and November of 2011, this handbook covers theoretical concepts in developmental systems theory and simulation models and their integration into advanced statistical dynamic modeling approaches used in empirical tests. The 17 chapters consider relational developmental systems theory and its methodology, its use in positive youth development, and how developmental systems science extends the conceptual and methodological boundaries of developmental science; epigenetic development and evolution, discussing how development directs evolution, and dynamical systems, the epigenetic landscape, and punctuated equilibria; and the connections between neural networks and development, including the nonlinear epigenetic variance in developmental processes and the self-organization metaphor. They also examine the dynamics of development, such as methods for estimating the technology of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation, a complex systems approach to discuss the dynamics of development, the dynamic development of brain and behavior, and the dynamics of motor learning and development across the life span; the dynamics of social interaction and differential equations for evaluating theoretical models of dyadic interactions and the ovarian hormone cycle; nonlinear dynamical models of development, focusing on a regime-switching longitudinal model of alcohol lapse-relapse; and nonergodic developmental systems and idiographic applications related to issues of ergodicity and generalizability, and ergodicity, idiographic filtering, and alternative specifications of measurement equivalence. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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