Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Child Dev. 2023 Nov-Dec;94(6):1432-1453. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13973. Epub 2023 Jul 27.
The current paper presents an integrated formal model of typical and atypical development based on the mechanisms of mutualism and resource competition. The mutualistic network model is extended with the dynamics of competition for limited resources, such as time and environmental factors. The proposed model generates patterns that resemble established phenomena in cognitive development: the positive manifold, developmental phases, developmental delays and lack of early indicators in atypical development, developmental regression, and "quasi-autism" caused by extreme environmental deprivation. The presented modeling framework fits a general movement towards formal theory construction in psychology. The model is easy to replicate and develop further, and we offer several avenues for future work.
当前的论文提出了一个基于互惠和资源竞争机制的典型和非典型发展的综合形式模型。互惠网络模型通过竞争有限资源（如时间和环境因素）的动态得到扩展。所提出的模型生成的模式类似于认知发展中的既定现象：正流形、发展阶段、发展延迟和非典型发展中缺乏早期指标、发展倒退以及极端环境剥夺导致的“假性自闭症”。所提出的建模框架符合心理学中向形式理论构建的总体趋势。该模型易于复制和进一步发展，我们提供了一些未来工作的途径。
