Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2002
Abstract
Dynamical systems and evolutionary theories have both been proposed as integrative approaches to psychology. These approaches are typically applied to different sets of questions. Dynamical systems models address the properties of psychological systems as they emerge and change over time; evolutionary models address the specific functions and contents of psychological structures. New insights can be achieved by integrating these two paradigms, and we propose a framework to begin doing so. The framework specifies a set of six evolutionarily fundamental social goals that place predictable constraints on emergent processes within and between individuals, influencing their dynamics over the short-term, and across developmental and evolutionary time scales. These social goals also predictably influence the dynamic emergence and change of cultural norms. This framework has heuristic as well as integrative potential, generating novel hypotheses within a number of unexplored areas at psychology’s interface with the other biological and social sciences.
Discipline
Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Personality and Social Psychology Review
Volume
6
Issue
4
First Page
347
Last Page
356
ISSN
1532-7957
Identifier
10.1207/S15327957PSPR0604_09
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
KENRICK, Douglas T., MANER, Jon K., BUTNER, Jon, LI, Norman P., BECKER, D. Vaughn, & SCHALLER, Mark.(2002). Dynamical Evolutionary Psychology: Mapping the Domains of the New Interactionist Paradigm. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6(4), 347-356.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0604_09