Chaos and complexity in psychology : the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems / edited by Stephen J. Guastello, Matthijs Koopmans, David Pincus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guastello, Stephen J.

Koopmans, Matthijs.

Pincus, David, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Chaotic behavior in systems.

System theory.

Physical Description:

xvi, 535 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Contents:

1 Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity / Stephen J. Guastello, Larry S. Liebovitch 1

Elephants and Horses 1

General Systems Theories and Paradigms 2

Elements of NDS Functions 4

Attractors and Chaos 6

Bifurcations and Chaos 14

Fractals and Power Laws 16

Self-Organization 23

Catastrophe Theory 28

Computational Methods for NDS 31

2 Collective Intelligence: Observations and Models / William Sulis 41

Models of Collective Intelligence 43

Observations of Social Insect Behavior 49

3 Neurodynamics and Electrocortical Activity / Tullio A. Minelli 73

Basics of Cortical Activity and EEG 73

Digital EEG, Records, and Measure 75

Clinical and Cognitive Mathematical Phenomenology of EEG 77

Artificial Learning and Neural Networks 79

Freeman Cortical Networks and Other Sigmoidal Models 81

Hopfield's Integrate and Fire Neurons: Networks of Spiking Neurons 83

The Hodgkin-Huxley Circuit and Other Neurodynamic Models 85

Bifurcation, Chaos, and Stochastic Resonance in Neurodynamics 88

AP Propagation and TMS 92

Cortex Stimulation: Associative Memory and Binding 95

Concluding Remarks and Perspectives 97

Appendix Spectral Coherence 98

4 Psychophysics / Robert A. M. Gregson 108

The Ubiquitous Ogive 112

Transients 116

Hysteresis 118

Dimensions in Parallel 119

Extensions to Networks 122

Fast and Slow Dynamics 123

The Existence of Inverses 124

Variations in Response-Time Durations 125

5 Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Perceptual Behavior: Implications for Dynamical Structure / Deborah J. Aks 132

Shifts to the NDS Paradigm 133

Response Time and Eye Tracking 135

RT, Search, and Data Skew 136

Measuring Temporal Dependencies, Scaling, and Rates of Decay 143

Changing Behavioral Patterns Across Conditions: Previous Findings 148

Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Dynamics in Neural Activity 150

Assessing Image Complexity and Visual Search Dynamics 153

Results for Image Complexity and Visual Search Dynamics 159

General Discussion and Conclusions 163

6 Embodied and Embedded: The Dynamics of Extracting Perceptual Visual Invariants / Patrice Renaud, Sylvain Chartier, Guillaume Albert 177

Perceptual Stability and Lability 177

Visual Perception and Constancy of Position 177

Perception of Position Constancy 178

Fractal Perceptual-Motor Responses 180

Dynamics of Action-Perception Cycles 181

Intentional Dynamics and Invariance Extraction 183

Perceptual Constancy and Visual Search: Predictions and Methods 184

Results and Discussion for Perceptual Constancy and Visual Search 192

7 Origins of Order in Cognitive Activity / Geoff Hollis, Heidi Kloos, Guy C. Van Orden 206

Origins of Order in Cognitive Activity 206

Order and Information Processing 207

Emergence of Order in Complex Systems 211

Evidence for Self-Organized Order in Cognition 218

Summary and New Questions 233

8 Nonlinear Complex Dynamical Systems in Developmental Psychology / Paul van Geert 242

Dynamical Systems and Explanatory Adequacy 243

Development and the Dynamics of Long-Term Change 248

Action and the Dynamics of Short-Term Change 252

Developmental Phenomena from the NDS Viewpoint 256

Fuzziness, Ambiguity, and the Developmental Construction of Novelty 267

And Where's the Brain? 270

Conclusion: The Complex Dynamics of Development 271

9 Developmental Psychopathology: Maladaptive and Adaptive Attractors in Children's Close Relationships / Erika S. Lunkenheimer, Thomas J. Dishion 282

Developmental Psychopathology 283

Application of NDS Theory to Developmental Psychopathology 287

Relationships as Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 288

NDS Analytic Methods in Developmental Psychopathology 290

New Directions in the Study of Attractors 295

Implications for Intervention Science 298

10 Psychopathology / Wolfgang Tschacher, Uli Junghan 307

The Dynamical Disease Approach 308

The Complexity Theory Approach 314

Empirical Examination of Perceptional Organization and Schizophrenia 317

Gestalt Studies, Complexity, and Schizophrenia 324

General Discussion and Conclusions 325

11 Coherence, Complexity, and Information Flow: Self-Organizing Processes in Psychotherapy / David Pincus 335

The True Nature of Psychotherapy 335

From Roots to Branches: Historical Development of the Process-Oriented Psychotherapies 337

The Nonlinear Elephant in the Office: The Common NDS Assumptions of Therapy Process 350

Empirical Validation of the 5-R Model 356

Related Empirical Results Using the NDS Perspective 357

12 The Dynamics of Human Experience: Fundamentals of Dynamical Social Psychology / Robin R. Vallacher, Andrzej Nowak 370

The Dynamical Perspective 372

Dynamical Minimalism 381

The Dynamics of Social Influence 383

Dynamics of Interpersonal Synchronization 388

The Trajectory of Dynamical Social Psychology 393

13 Group Dynamics: Adaptation, Coordination, and the Emergence of Leaders / Stephen J. Guastello 402

Adaptive Behavior 403

Coordination Intersection Type 407

Coordination: Stag Hunt Type 414

Self-Organization and Leadership Emergence 418

14 Organizational Psychology / Kevin J. Dooley 434

Why Do We Need Complexity Science? 435

How Has Complexity Science Been Used to Study Organizations? 440

Predictions About Future Developments in Organizational Science 443

15 Complexity, Evolution, and Organizational Behavior / Peter Allen 452

Evolutionary Drive 454

Ignorance and Learning 455

Complexity and Evolutionary Drive 459

Modeling Human Systems 462

16 Agent-Based Modeling Within a Dynamic Network / Terrill L. Frantz, Kathleen M. Carley 475

History of Social Simulation and Network Analysis 477

Agent-Based Simulation as a Research Strategy 482

Applied Agent-Based Simulations 483

Designing an Agent-Based Dynamic Network Simulation 485

Simulation Software Platforms and Tools 494

Limitations 496

Implications for Researchers 497

17 Epilogue: Psychology at the Edge of Chaos / Matthijs Koopmans 506

Psychology as a Sleeping Beauty 507

The Roles of NDS in Psychology 509

Context, Evolution, and Growing Points 518

Future Challenges 522.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521887267

9780521887267

OCLC:

224442062