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This book is the outcome of a symposium where leading researchers,
mainly in developmental psychology, came together to discuss the
implications of the emerging developmental science and the holistic
approach. In doing this, the authors wanted to honor a
distinguished colleague, David Magnusson, and his career-long
contributions to this field. The purpose of the book is to discuss
the profound implications for developmental science of the holistic
paradigm, especially with regard to the individual development
within psychology. Against the background of their own empirical,
theoretical, or methodological research, the authors have tried to
identify what is needed for the developmental theory and methods
within this paradigm and discuss possibilities and limitations in
relation to conventional approaches.
Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and
violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical
questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date
account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans.
A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of
inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising
biological research in the field. The focus on biological
mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are
paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather, biological
variables operate in conjunction with other variables contributing
to aggression or violence, and a complete understanding of this
phenomenon requires consideration of all influences bearing on it.
This book will familiarize readers with the rapidly growing and
increasingly significant body of knowledge on the biological bases
of human antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors. The editors
concentrated on biological influences that support the basic
physiological and biochemical processes of the brain and did not
cover those biological influences that impact on the health of the
individual such as head injury, pregnancy and birth complications,
diet, and exposure to lead and other toxins. They focused on
biological influences to illuminate their role in the complex
behavioral phenomenon of violence.
Three different approaches to the biological study of human
antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors are represented --
genetic, neurobiological, and biosocial. Representing each of these
three approaches, individual chapters from investigators in
psychobiology, biological psychiatry, and basic-clinical
neurosciences address the most recent experimental findings,
methods, theory, and common misconceptions in the biological study
of aggression and violence. The areas of primary focus are behavior
and molecular genetics, neurochemistry and hormones, neuroimaging,
psychophysiology and developmental psychobiology. Generally
speaking, investigators following these different approaches have
experience in different scientific backgrounds, select different
methods, generate different analyses, employ different conceptual
definitions for some of the same terms, and assume a different
philosophical stance in attempting to explain violence.
Nevertheless, all are united in their efforts to understand the
biological underpinnings of violence. This book then assumes a
comprehensive approach wherein different levels of analysis and
different approaches inform each other. It is clear from the
studies reported that aggression and violence are multidetermined
phenomena and understanding them requires an interdisciplinary
approach spanning economic, sociopolitical, psychological,
sociological, and criminological as well as biomedical
considerations. Nature (biology) and nurture (experience, context)
are fundamentally inseparable in explaining aggression and
violence; biology may affect experience or context, but experience
or context also influences biology. Both need to be studied in a
search for explanations of this phenomena.
Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and
violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical
questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date
account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans.
A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of
inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising
biological research in the field. The focus on biological
mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are
paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather, biological
variables operate in conjunction with other variables contributing
to aggression or violence, and a complete understanding of this
phenomenon requires consideration of all influences bearing on it.
This book will familiarize readers with the rapidly growing and
increasingly significant body of knowledge on the biological bases
of human antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors. The editors
concentrated on biological influences that support the basic
physiological and biochemical processes of the brain and did not
cover those biological influences that impact on the health of the
individual such as head injury, pregnancy and birth complications,
diet, and exposure to lead and other toxins. They focused on
biological influences to illuminate their role in the complex
behavioral phenomenon of violence.
Three different approaches to the biological study of human
antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors are represented --
genetic, neurobiological, and biosocial. Representing each of these
three approaches, individual chapters from investigators in
psychobiology, biological psychiatry, and basic-clinical
neurosciences address the most recent experimental findings,
methods, theory, and common misconceptions in the biological study
of aggression and violence. The areas of primary focus are behavior
and molecular genetics, neurochemistry and hormones, neuroimaging,
psychophysiology and developmental psychobiology. Generally
speaking, investigators following these different approaches have
experience in different scientific backgrounds, select different
methods, generate different analyses, employ different conceptual
definitions for some of the same terms, and assume a different
philosophical stance in attempting to explain violence.
Nevertheless, all are united in their efforts to understand the
biological underpinnings of violence. This book then assumes a
comprehensive approach wherein different levels of analysis and
different approaches inform each other. It is clear from the
studies reported that aggression and violence are multidetermined
phenomena and understanding them requires an interdisciplinary
approach spanning economic, sociopolitical, psychological,
sociological, and criminological as well as biomedical
considerations. Nature (biology) and nurture (experience, context)
are fundamentally inseparable in explaining aggression and
violence; biology may affect experience or context, but experience
or context also influences biology. Both need to be studied in a
search for explanations of this phenomena.
This book is the outcome of a symposium where leading researchers,
mainly in developmental psychology, came together to discuss the
implications of the emerging developmental science and the holistic
approach. In doing this, the authors wanted to honor a
distinguished colleague, David Magnusson, and his career-long
contributions to this field.
The purpose of the book is to discuss the profound implications
for developmental science of the holistic paradigm, especially with
regard to the individual development within psychology. Against the
background of their own empirical, theoretical, or methodological
research, the authors have tried to identify what is needed for the
developmental theory and methods within this paradigm and discuss
possibilities and limitations in relation to conventional
approaches.
An international cast of the top names in developmental research explore how researchers can use group data to understand individual patterns and pathways over time. Since the dominant statistical models and sampling methods do not accurately reflect and capture the way in which individuals change, but rather statistically treat the individual as an unchanging constant (e.g., as if a 2-year-oldĘs personality is identical to a 30-year-oldĘs). After an introduction to this methodological dilemma, the book shows how empirical procedures can be employed in a stepwise progression to permit a focus on individual children. The next chapter explains how individuals versus variables are not stable over time and how to adjust analysis to reflect this. This is followed by a discussion that outlines some of the key technical details and illustrates the choices that confront researchers in the application of these procedures to longitudinal data sets. Subsequent chapters cover such issues as the value of methodological focus on extreme groups, such as fearful and very exuberant children; ways to analyze personality changes over time, how to combine the strengths of variable-oriented and categorical procedures to achieve a focus on individuals; how to correlate retrospective reports with actual events, and how developmental methods can be brought into line with the study of individual pathways. Each chapter is followed by a commentary and discussion by Marian Radke Yarrow. Methods and Models for Studying the Individual offers readers a guide for evaluating the methodological merits of the different strategies for studying individuals.
Developmental Science provides an account of the basic principles
of the new developmental synthesis. A group of eminent scientists
from sociology, psychiatry, psychology, public health, social
ecology, and psychobiology believe that a fresh, interdisciplinary
orientation is required to achieve progress on critical issues of
behavioral theory, method, and application. Toward this end, they
formed the Carolina Consortium on Human Development in 1987 as part
of an advanced institute for the study of development, the Center
for Developmental Science. This book grew from that long-term
collaboration. In addition to the collaborative statement,
individual chapters outline implications of the orientation for
method and theory in traditional disciplines. The chapters address
specific developmental issues, varying across time frames,
methodologies, disciplines, cultures, and even species. They
provide an inside look at the basic issues that confront modern
social and behavioral study, including its strengths and problems.
Developmental Science provides an account of the basic principles of the new developmental synthesis, as formulated by the Carolina Consortium on Human Development. Based on a collaborative statement, individual chapters outline implications of the orientation for method and theory in traditional disciplines. The chapters address specific developmental issues, varying across time frames, methodologies, disciplines, cultures and even species. They provide an inside look at the issues that confront modern social and behavioral study, including its strengths and problems.
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