Lifespan Development Seen through Niche Construction Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID6070992
AuthorsB A Christensen (0000-0002-5091-1537, Aalborg University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume57
Issue4
Pages1158-1171
Publication date2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIntegrative Psychological and Behavioral Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1932-4502 • E-ISSN: 1936-3567
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12124-023-09806-8
PMID37751114
OpenAlexW4387033753
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

I will here pick up on a suggestion made by Greve (2023) in this journal, namely that a proper understanding of lifespan development means defending a non-reductionist psychology taking biological processes seriously, but without reducing psychology to physiology. I will here suggest and argue for the use of niche construction theory as a way of providing a psychological theoretical perspective on lifespan development broad enough to contain both naturalistic and normative elements in a non-reductionist manner

Biology · Cognitive science · Development theory · Epistemology · Naturalism · Niche · Niche construction · Normative · Reductionism · Sociology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology

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