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Dynamical Systems and Jung, with a Note on Language
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Barrett, Bruce E. – American Psychologist, 2011
Comments on the original article "Rethinking intractable conflict: The perspective of dynamical systems," by R. R. Vallacher, P. T. Coleman, A. Nowak, and L. Bui-Wrzosinska. Vallacher et al presented an intriguing description of dynamical systems theory as applied to the understanding of intractable conflicts ranging from the intrapsychic to the…
Descriptors: Conflict, Systems Approach, Models, Social Psychology
Toward an Experimental Ecology of Human Development
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Brofenbrenner, Urie – American Psychologist, 1977
A broader approach to research in human development is proposed that focuses on the progressive accommodation, throughout the life span, between the growing human organism and the changing environments in which it actually lives and grows. The approach emphasizes the use of rigorously designed experiments, both naturalistic and contrived,…
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Influences, Experimental Psychology, Experiments
Individual Differences as a Crucible in Theory Construction
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Underwood, Benton J. – American Psychologist, 1975
It is proposed that nomethetic theories should be formulated in such a way to allow for an immediate individual-differences test. This approach of trying to bring individual differences into the mainstream of theory construction is elaborated in terms of guidelines that can be used in examining the intervening process, as well as a discussion of…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Conceptual Schemes, Experimental Psychology, Individual Differences