Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, Vol. 7,2003
@2003 Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences


Volume 7, Issue 1, Jan, 2003

Clines: A Reductionist Model.
S. Harris, pg. 1
Keywords: clines, genetic variation, model solutions
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Infinite Memory Expectations in a Dynamic Model with Hyperbolic Demand.
Cristiana Mammana & Elisabetta Michetti, pg. 13
Keywords: nonlinear cobweb model, backward looking expectations, chaotic price behaviour, infinite distributed memory, learning effects, nonautonomous unidimensional map
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On Stability and Persistence of Some Oligopoly Models.
E. Ahmed & A. S. Hegazi, pg. 27
Keywords: oligopoly, Smale's game, basin of attraction, persistence
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Definition and Empirical Characterization of Creative Processes.
Hector Sabelli & Aushra Abouzeid, pg. 35
Keywords: bios, chaos, nonrandom complexity, creativity, diversification, novelty, time series
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A Proper Metaphysics for Cognitive Performance.
Guy C. Van Orden, Miguel A. Moreno, & John G. Holden, pg. 49
Keywords: intentionality, control hierarchy theory, self-organized criticality, 1/f scaling
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Modeling High-Resolution Broadband Discourse in Complex Adaptive Systems.
Kevin J. Dooley, Steven R. Corman, Robert D. McPhee, & Timothy Kuhn, pg. 61
Keywords: broadband discourse, communication, self-organization, complex adaptive system
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Local Rules: Emergence on Organizational Landscapes.
Tim Haslett & Charles Osborne, pg. 87
Keywords: local rules, self-organization, simulation, organizational behavior, fitness landscape
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Time, Complex Systems, and Public Policy: A Theoretical Foundation for Adaptive Policy Making.
Gus Koehler, pg. 99
Keywords: industry clusters, public policy, time-ecology, heterochrony, temporal signature
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Volume 7, Issue 2, Apr, 2003

Mathematical Phenomenology of Neural Stimulation by Periodic Fields.
M. Balduzzo, F. Ferro Milone, T. A. Minelli, I. Pittaro-Cadore, & L. Turicchia, pg. 115
Keywords: neuron synchronization, bioelectromagnetism, electromagnetic stimulation, binding, electrosmog, EEG, TMS
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Forcing Function Effects on Nonlinear Trajectories: Identifying Very Local Brain Dynamics.
Robert A. M. Gregson & Kerry Leahan, pg. 139
Keywords: Lyapunov exponents, the entropic analogue of the Schwarzian derivative, surrogate distributions, and higher-order kernel analyses in the time domain, is illustrated. Local epochs with unstable dynamics are identifed on very short series
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The Role of Depth and 1/f Dynamics in Perceiving Reversible Figures.
Deborah J. Aks & Julien C. Sprott, pg. 161
Keywords: visual perception, Necker cube, 1/ f Power laws, self-organization
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Community Dynamics in a University Environment.
Ray Huffaker, Ron Mittelhammer, Paul Barkley, & Raymond Folwell, pg. 181
Keywords: multispecies ecosystem modeling, phase-space analysis, generalized Lotka– Volterra model
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On Multi-objective Oligopoly.
E. Ahmed, A. S. Hegazi, & A. T. Abd El-Hafez, pg. 205
Keywords: multiobjective oligopoly, Smale’s game, stability, chaos
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Volume 7, Issue 3, Jul, 2003

A Complexity Theory Model in Science Education Problem Solving: Random Walks for Working Memory and Mental Capacity.
Dimitrios Stamovlasis & Georgios Tsaparlis, pg. 221
Keywords: science problem solving, mental demand of problems, mental schemata, working-memory capacity, mental capacity, complexity theory, fractal dimension, entropy, order
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Speculative Behavior and Asset Price Dynamics.
Frank Westerhoff, pg. 245
Keywords: financial markets, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, technical and fundamental analysis
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Goethe’s Science: An Approach to Research in American Indian Studies.
Nicholas C. Peroff, pg. 263
Keywords: Goethe’s science, American Indian Studies, complex adaptive systems, Menominee, metaphor
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BOOK REVIEW: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: Where Do We Go From Here? Edited by S. J. Hogan, A. R. Champneys, B. Krauskopf, M. di Bernardo, R. E. Wilson, H. M. Osinga, and M. E. Homer.
Robert A. M. Gregson, pg. 287
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BOOK REVIEW: Nonlinear Dynamics: Techniques and Applications in Psychology by Richard A. Heath.
William Sulis, pg. 283
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BOOK REVIEW: Dynamical Cognitive Science by L. M. Ward.
Richard Heath, pg. 287
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Volume 7, Issue 4, Oct, 2003

The Construction of Emergent Order, Or, How to Resist the Temptation of Hylozoism.
Jeffrey Goldstein, pg. 295
Keywords: autopoeisis, emergence, explanation, hylozoism, referential closure, self-generating systems, self-reference, self-transcending constructions
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Common Dynamic Properties of Biosignals During Cognition: Self-Similarity and Chaotic Dynamics of Both Response Times and EEG During Movement Imagery.
David Popivanov, Armina Janyan, Elena Andonova, & Maxim Stamenov, pg. 315
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics, response times, EEG, processing sentences, motor imagery
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Heterochromatin and Complexity: A Theoretical Approach.
Gino Spinelli, pg. 329
Keywords: heterochromatin, complexity, fractals, evolution, self-organization
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BOOK REVIEW: The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory by Kenneth C. Bausch.
Alan Stein, pg. 363
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Ad Hoc Reviewers for 2001.
pg. 367
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