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Title: Computational Modeling Approaches to Emotional Development
Language: English
Authors: Andrea G. Stein (ORCID 0000-0002-1792-6606), Seth D. Pollak (ORCID 0000-0001-5184-9846)
Source: Developmental Psychology. 2025 61(4):679-690.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
Contract Number: T32MH018931
R01MH61285
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Emotional Development, Models, Child Development, Change, Logical Thinking, Experience, Cognitive Development, Maturity (Individuals)
DOI: 10.1037/dev0001830
ISSN: 0012-1649
1939-0599
Abstract: Computational models of development have the potential to address a key challenge in emotional development research: investigating not only what changes across development but also how these changes come about. Drawing on connectionist and Bayesian methods, this review considers how computational modeling could augment the processes of theorizing and behavioral research to investigate causal processes underlying emotional development. As an illustrative example, we consider how different modeling approaches could help researchers evaluate different ideas about how children come to reason about others' emotions in increasingly sophisticated ways across development. This example is just a starting point; we propose that computational modeling could be an invaluable tool for exploring a variety of yet unresolved "how" questions in emotional development.
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