Systems view in Developmental Psychology:
An introductory synthetic interpretation
Keywords:
Developmental psychology, Contextualism, Interactionism, Systems viewAbstract
Developmental Psychology seems to have come to an unifying theoretical framework which may make feasible to overcome the fragmentation so frequently referred to within the discipline. This is indicated by the widespread support being given to the systems approach, enriched by dialectic and contextual postulates. In this article, we briefly review the antecedents of this approach and explore its core concepts, indicating their roots and the precise way in which they are applied to developmental analyses today. We also examine the implications of the systems approach for developmental investigation, and its challenges.
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Magnusson, D. (2000). The individual as the organizing principle in psychological inquiry: A holistic approach. In L. R. Bergman, L. G. Nilson, & L. Nystedt (Eds.), Developmental Science and the holistic approach (pp. 33-47). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Tinajero, C., & Páramo, M. F. (2012). Systems view in Developmental Psychology:: An introductory synthetic interpretation. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 28(4), 457–465. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17584
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