Karthik Panchanathan - Bridging developmental systems theory and

Journal article

Willem E. Frankenhuis, Karthik Panchanathan, H. Clark Barrett
Developmental Science, vol. 16, 2013, pp. 584-598

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Frankenhuis, W. E., Panchanathan, K., & Barrett, H. C. (2013). Bridging developmental systems theory and evolutionary psychology using dynamic optimization. Developmental Science, 16, 584–598.

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Frankenhuis, Willem E., Karthik Panchanathan, and H. Clark Barrett. “Bridging Developmental Systems Theory and Evolutionary Psychology Using Dynamic Optimization.” Developmental Science 16 (2013): 584–598.

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Frankenhuis, Willem E., et al. “Bridging Developmental Systems Theory and Evolutionary Psychology Using Dynamic Optimization.” Developmental Science, vol. 16, 2013, pp. 584–98.

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@article{willem2013a,
  title = {Bridging developmental systems theory and evolutionary psychology using dynamic optimization},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Developmental Science},
  pages = {584-598},
  volume = {16},
  author = {Frankenhuis, Willem E. and Panchanathan, Karthik and Barrett, H. Clark}
}

Abstract

Interactions between evolutionary psychologists and developmental systems theorists have been largely antagonistic. This is unfortunate because potential synergies between the two approaches remain unexplored. This article presents a method that may help to bridge the divide, and that has proven fruitful in biology: dynamic optimization. Dynamic optimization integrates developmental systems theorists' focus on dynamics and contingency with the 'design stance' of evolutionary psychology. It provides a theoretical framework as well as a set of tools for exploring the properties of developmental systems that natural selection might favor, given particular evolutionary ecologies. We also discuss limitations of the approach.