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Child Development 2023Psychologists disagree about the development of logical concepts such as or and not. While some theorists argue that infants reason logically, others maintain that...
Psychologists disagree about the development of logical concepts such as or and not. While some theorists argue that infants reason logically, others maintain that logical inference is contingent on linguistic abilities and emerges around age 4. In this Registered Report, we conducted five experiments on logical reasoning in chimpanzees. Subjects (N = 16; 10 females; M = 24 years) participated in the same setup that has been administered to children: the two-, three-, and four-cup-task. Chimpanzees performed above chance in the two-cup-, but not in the three-cup-task. Furthermore, chimpanzees selected the logically correct option more often in the test than the control condition of the four-cup-task. We discuss possible interpretations of these findings and conclude that our results are most consistent with non-deductive accounts.
PubMed: 36259153
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13861 -
The Journal of Genetic Psychology 2024
Topics: Humans; Periodicals as Topic; Psychology, Developmental
PubMed: 38899365
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2024.2323255 -
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral... Sep 2023This article first proposes a literature review on the questioning of Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)'s legacy. Four main points of disagreement are distinguished: (1) the... (Review)
Review
This article first proposes a literature review on the questioning of Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)'s legacy. Four main points of disagreement are distinguished: (1) the authenticity issues of Vygotsky's published work; (2) the unreflective use of concepts and ideas attributed to the Russian psychologist; (3) the story telling of a mythical Vygotsky-Leontiev-Luria school; and (4) the assimilation of his works with major currents of North American developmental psychology. The underlying divergence on what constitutes Vygotsky's core theory is then highlighted, namely the role of meaning in mental development. Finally, a study of the dissemination of his conceptions within the scientific community is proposed, based on the reconstitution of two networks of authors: Vygotsky's "analysts" and "emulators". This study demonstrates that the revision of Vygotsky's legacy may be understood by the very play of scientific production processes. Major Vygotskian scholars have emulated his ideas within mainstream but possibly incompatible intellectual frameworks.
Topics: Humans; Russia; Schools
PubMed: 36795260
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-023-09754-3 -
Frontiers in Psychology 2023There are two opposing positions regarding the development of memory: the normative developmental position, and the reverse developmental position. The normative... (Review)
Review
Normative developmental vs. reverse developmental trends in memory distortion: a framework to investigate the impact of internal and external influences on memory and their relevance to legal decisions.
There are two opposing positions regarding the development of memory: the normative developmental position, and the reverse developmental position. The normative position, which has long been the default presupposition, supports the notion that susceptibility to memory distortion, including false memories, decreases with age. In contrast, the concept of "developmental reversals" supports the notion that susceptibility to memory distortion and false memories increases with age. Each perspective finds support from existing theories as well as from research on endogenous and exogenous sources of influence. In a legal context, having an accurate understanding of the developmental course of false memory can contribute on the one hand to mitigating wrongful convictions and, on the other hand, to appreciating the accuracy of children's statements when warranted. This review aims to integrate the existing literature regarding these seemingly opposite developmental courses and construct a framework outlining the conditions under which we may observe one age trend over the other. This entails an examination of the paradigms that have been invoked to support these competing positions, specifically developmental responses to internal vs. external sources of distortion.
PubMed: 37663364
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1232753 -
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Oct 2023Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders with an early onset. Guidelines recommend a careful...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders with an early onset. Guidelines recommend a careful evaluation of developmental history when assessing the disorders, but it is unclear how children with ADHD and ASD differ from their peers growing up. In this study, physical, family, psychological, social, and educational information were examined in 3623 ethnically diverse children that were prospectively followed from birth to age 15 as part of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Fifteen-thousand variables were screened, and 506 variables included in the final analyses. Accuracy of the most indicative information to predict ADHD and ASD diagnoses in adolescence was evaluated. Adolescents with ADHD (n = 627) and ASD (n = 91) differed from their peers on a plethora of developmental signs, with signs closely related to the core symptoms of the disorders after age 5 being most indicative of the disorders. Predictive models correctly identified 66% of individuals with ADHD and 81% of those with ASD, but 62-88% of identified cases were false positives. The mean proportion of developmental deviations was 18.7% in the ADHD group, 20.0% in the ASD group, and 15.6% in peers; youth with both ADHD and ASD (n = 50) deviated on 21.8% of all developmental signs and had more pronounced deviations than those with ADHD or ASD alone. ADHD and ASD are characterized by broad and non-specific developmental deviations. Developmental information alone cannot be used to accurately predict diagnostic status in adolescence and false positives are likely if the diagnostic process relies heavily on such information. Developmental deviations are part of normal development and common in children without ADHD and ASD. Etiological heterogeneity and considerable temporal fluctuation in the core characteristics of ADHD and ASD may explain the lack of distinct developmental patterns.
Topics: Adolescent; Humans; Child; Child, Preschool; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Autistic Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Prospective Studies
PubMed: 35748938
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02024-4 -
Developmental Psychology Dec 2023Reports an error in "Momentary links between adolescents' social media use and social experiences and motivations: Individual differences by peer susceptibility" by Emma...
Reports an error in "Momentary links between adolescents' social media use and social experiences and motivations: Individual differences by peer susceptibility" by Emma Armstrong-Carter, Shedrick L. Garrett, Elizabeth A. Nick, Mitchell J. Prinstein and Eva H. Telzer (, 2023[Apr], Vol 59[4], 707-719). In the article by Armstrong-Carter et.al., the social connectedness variable was incorrectly reverse coded. When the coding was corrected, the results showed that highly susceptible adolescents felt more connected during hours they used social media to engage with peers, and not less connected as originally reported. Corrections have been made to text related to this variable in the abstract, the public significance statement, the Social Connectedness section of the Method section, and throughout the Results and Discussion sections. The Connectedness row in Table 1 and the Social connectedness columns in Table 4 have been updated, and Figure 1 was replaced with a new version. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2023-28589-001.) This longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study examined whether adolescents' use of social media to interact with peers relates to their experiences of social connectedness, social craving, and sensation seeking on an hourly level. Further, we investigated whether these associations differ for adolescents who were nominated by their peers as more or less susceptible to social influences, because highly susceptible youth may be more strongly impacted by social media due to heightened focus on peer behaviors and social feedback. The sample was 212 adolescents in the southeastern United States ( = 15 years; range 14 to 17; 56.2% female; 40% White, 28% Latinx, 26% African American, 15% mixed/other race). Controlling for both daily and between-subjects effects, we found a consistent pattern of hourly-level results that were robust to sensitivity analyses. When highly susceptible adolescents used social media to interact with peers in the last hour, they felt more socially connected to others and more strongly craved social connections and novel sensations. Youth who are particularly sensitive to social input from peers may feel more connected to others and crave more connections and exciting stimuli within 1 hr after using social media to interact with peers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
PubMed: 38010797
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Research on Child and Adolescent... Dec 2023Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including child maltreatment and other adversities in the home context and beyond (e.g., witnessing domestic violence; parental... (Review)
Review
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including child maltreatment and other adversities in the home context and beyond (e.g., witnessing domestic violence; parental mental illness; parental separation; living in a disadvantaged neighborhood) are prevalent in the population and often covary together. Research based on the construct of ACEs has transformed the field of adult mental health, yet child and adolescent mental health has often been overlooked in this work. This special issue of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology focuses on the developmental science of ACEs and child psychopathology. The research presented here draws on the extensive evidence base that now exists regarding the co-occurrence of common childhood adversities, while informing the integration of theory and research on ACEs with that of developmental psychopathology at large. This Introduction provides an overview of ACEs and child mental health from a developmental psychopathology perspective, with an emphasis on key concepts and recent progress spanning the prenatal period through to adolescence and intergenerational pathways. Models of ACEs that emphasize the multi-dimensional nature of adversity and the importance of developmental timing to risk and protective pathways, have played a driving role in this progress. Methodological innovations in this work are highlighted, along with implications for prevention and intervention.
Topics: Child; Adult; Female; Pregnancy; Adolescent; Humans; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Mental Disorders; Domestic Violence; Child Abuse; Psychopathology
PubMed: 37421507
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01100-w -
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences Oct 2023What are the origins of ownership as a conceptual domain? By combining experimental evidence from cognitive science, a theoretical proposal from developmental...
What are the origins of ownership as a conceptual domain? By combining experimental evidence from cognitive science, a theoretical proposal from developmental psychology, and the computational framework of reinforcement learning, I argue that ownership concepts can develop as a by-product of our curiosity-based exploration and become grounded via our experience of control in physical and social environments.
Topics: Humans; Exploratory Behavior; Ownership; Learning; Cognitive Science
PubMed: 37813469
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X23001218 -
Psychological Methods Feb 2024With the rising popularity of intensive longitudinal research, the modeling techniques for such data are increasingly focused on individual differences. Here we present...
With the rising popularity of intensive longitudinal research, the modeling techniques for such data are increasingly focused on individual differences. Here we present mixture multilevel vector-autoregressive modeling, which extends multilevel vector-autoregressive modeling by including a mixture, to identify individuals with similar traits and dynamic processes. This exploratory model identifies mixture components, where each component refers to individuals with similarities in means (expressing traits), autoregressions, and cross-regressions (expressing dynamics), while allowing for some interindividual differences in these attributes. Key issues in modeling are discussed, where the issue of centering predictors is examined in a small simulation study. The proposed model is validated in a simulation study and used to analyze the affective data from the COGITO study. These data consist of samples for two different age groups of over 100 individuals each who were measured for about 100 days. We demonstrate the advantage of exploratory identifying mixture components by analyzing these heterogeneous samples jointly. The model identifies three distinct components, and we provide an interpretation for each component motivated by developmental psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics: Humans; Infant; Models, Statistical; Computer Simulation; Individuality
PubMed: 37561488
DOI: 10.1037/met0000551 -
Patient Education and Counseling Aug 2023This scoping review aimed to describe and map interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke. (Review)
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OBJECTIVE
This scoping review aimed to describe and map interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke.
METHODS
A scoping review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported according to Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. We included original studies with interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation (concept) on people with stroke (population) in any setting (context). We searched five online electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials). We described interventions in terms of design characteristics, theoretical basis, details of interventions, and quantitative outcomes indicated in psychosocial adaptation.
RESULTS
Forty-three studies were identified. Five intervention categories were identified to describe the interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation. Quantitative outcomes indicated psychosocial adaptation in our review were grouped into four domains: global adaptation, psychological adaptation, social adaptation, and others.
CONCLUSIONS
The mapping and description brought to light the large heterogeneity of interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
Deepening understanding of psychosocial adaptation can help health professionals further develop effective interventions aiming at promoting psychosocial adaptation and reducing negative health sequelae, such as risk of reduced psychosomatic recovery post stroke.
Topics: Humans; Psychosocial Functioning; Stroke
PubMed: 37116222
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107751