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The Importance of Individual and Expert Knowledge Grows as Clan Identity Diminishes: The Bedouin of Southern Israel Adapt to Anthropocene Ecology Open

Michael Weinstock, Turky Abu Aleon, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2025

Before the Anthropocene, Bedouin communities in Southern Israel were based on a clan structure—a kin-based social network; clans were culturally and socially homogenous communities with a strong authority structure. Work consisted of subsi…

Cultural modes of conflict resolution, roommate satisfaction, and school belonging: The role of socioeconomic status in university peer relations Open

Rocio Burgos-Calvillo, Yolanda Vasquez‐Salgado, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2024

It is often assumed that ethnic differences are the source of cross-cultural conflict and misunderstandings in the United States. However, research indicates that socioeconomic differences, i.e., family ecologies, play an important role in…

Changes in values and ways of knowing among three generations of Israeli women of Ethiopian origin Open

Oshrat Sulika Rotem, Michael Weinstock, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2024

Referring to Greenfield's (2009) theory of social, cultural, and developmental change, this study examines value and epistemological differences among three generations of women of Ethiopian origin whose families immigrated to Israel. Adap…

COVID-19 increased mortality salience, collectivism, and subsistence activities: A theory-driven analysis of online adaptation in the U.S., Indonesia, Mexico, and Japan Open

Noah F. G. Evers, Gabriel W. Evers, Patricia M. Greenfield, Qinyi Yuan, Felicity B. Gutierrez , et al. · 2023

How does a life-threatening pandemic affect a culture? The Theory of Social Change, Cultural Evolution, and Human Development predicts that danger, as indicated by rising death rates and narrowing social worlds, shifts human psychology and…

Ecological change, psychological mindedness, and attitudes toward school psychology: a three-generation study of Bedouin women in Israel Open

S Elsana, Patricia M. Greenfield, Michael Weinstock · 2023

The ecologies of Bedouin communities in Israel have changed in recent generations. This mixed-method study examines how such changes have augmented psychological mindedness and a willingness to accept professional psychological help. Twent…

Social change, cultural evolution, weaving apprenticeship, and development: informal education across three generations and 42 years in a Maya community Open

Ashley E. Maynard, Patricia M. Greenfield, Carla P. Childs, Michael Weinstock · 2023

Analyzing three sets of video data collected in one Maya community, we examined apprenticeship and learning of backstrap loom weaving over three generations spanning the years 1970 to 2012. Like many cultural groups, the Maya of Chiapas ar…

The effects of sociocultural changes on epistemic thinking across three generations in Romania Open

Amalia Ionescu, Raluca Furdui, Alin Gavreliuc, Patricia M. Greenfield, Michael Weinstock · 2023

When people experience abrupt social change, from less education to more, from less technology use to more, from a homogeneous to a heterogeneous social environment, can their epistemic thinking adapt? When divergent opinions suddenly come…

Peer-Peer Cultural Value Mismatch in the Dormitory During the Transition to College: Antecedents and Correlates Open

Yolanda Vasquez‐Salgado, Patricia M. Greenfield, Shu‐Sha Angie Guan, Lucy Gonzalez, Darby A Tarlow · 2022

This research focuses on peer-peer cultural value mismatch – perceived mismatch between collectivistic ideologies and practices of one student and individualistic ideologies and practices of another – among students living in the dormitori…

Why do many parents expect more help from their children during COVID-19? A qualitative follow-up to quantitative survey data Open

Angel He, Patricia M. Greenfield, Amy J. Akiba, Genavee Brown · 2022

A Model of How Shifting Intelligence Drives Social Movements Open

Noah F. G. Evers, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2021

Based on the theory of social change, cultural evolution, and human development, we propose a mechanism whereby increased danger in society causes predictable shifts in valued forms of intelligence: 1. Practical intelligence rises in value…

Home-School Cultural Value Mismatch: Antecedents and Consequences in a Multi-Ethnic Sample Transitioning to College Open

Yolanda Vasquez‐Salgado, Patricia M. Greenfield, Shu‐Sha Angie Guan · 2021

Qualitative work has documented home-school cultural value mismatch —a mismatch between collectivistic family obligations and individualistic academic obligations—experienced by Latinx first-generation college students during their first y…

Five days at outdoor education camp without screens improves preteen skills with nonverbal emotion cues Open

Jordan Morris, Debra Leiolani Garcia, Gary W. Small, Eleni Zgourou, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2021

A field experiment examined whether increasing opportunities for face-to-face interaction while eliminating the use of screen-based media and communication tools improved nonverbal emotion-cue recognition in preteens. Fifty-one preteens sp…

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Icek Ajzen, Martin Cooper, Xiaolan Fu, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz , et al. · 2021

The Influence of Social Class on Family Participation in Children’s Education: A Case Study Open

Salvador R. Vazquez, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2021

Parental involvement in children’s education is commonly accepted as beneficial. However, family social class plays a crucial role in the efficacy of homework help. In a comparative case study, a low-income immigrant family from Mexico and…

<span>COVID</span> ‐19 shifts mortality salience, activities, and values in the United States: Big data analysis of online adaptation Open

Noah F. G. Evers, Patricia M. Greenfield, Gabriel W. Evers · 2021

What is the effect of a life-threatening pandemic at the societal level? An expanded Theory of Social Change, Cultural Evolution, and Human Development predicts that, during a period of increasing survival threat and decreasing prosperity,…

Shifts in ecology, behavior, values, and relationships during the coronavirus pandemic: Survival threat, subsistence activities, conservation of resources, and interdependent families Open

Patricia M. Greenfield, Genavee Brown, Han Du · 2021

What are the psychological effects of the coronavirus pandemic? Greenfield's Theory of Social Change, Cultural Evolution, and Human Development predicts that when survival concerns augment, and one's social world narrows toward the family …

Cooperative play and globalized social change: Mexican children are less cooperative in 2017 than in 1967 Open

Camilo García, Patricia M. Greenfield, Axel Manuel Navarro Hernández, Jannethe Colorado-García, Tania María Vidaña-Rivera · 2020

A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescent Responses to YouTube Videos Portraying Sexual and Gender Minority Experiences: Belonging, Community, and Information Seeking Open

Jordan A. Levinson, Patricia M. Greenfield, Jenna C. Signorelli · 2020

Sexual and gender minority youth are at risk for negative mental health outcomes, such as depression and suicide, due to stigma. Fortunately, sense of community, connection, and social support can ameliorate these deleterious effects. Yout…

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Icek Ajzen, Martin Cooper, Xiaolan Fu, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz , et al. · 2020

Long-Term Parent-Child Separation through Serial Migration: Effects of a Post-Reunion Intervention. Open

Patricia M. Greenfield, Guadalupe Espinoza, Maritza Monterroza-Brugger, Nidia Ruedas‐Gracia, Adriana M. Manago · 2020

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Martin Cooper, Xiaolan Fu, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz, Catherine E. Snow , et al. · 2020

From Altered Perceptions to Altered Practice: Teachers Bridge Cultures in the Classroom. Open

Elise Trumbull, Patricia M. Greenfield, Carrie Rothstein‐Fisch, Ashley E. Maynard, Blanca Quiroz , et al. · 2020

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Martin Cooper, Dyna Llc, Usa Xiaolan, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz , et al. · 2019

What Did Language Grow From? Ape Hands, Mouths, or Both? Open

Kristen Gillespie‐Lynch, Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Heidi Lyn, Patricia M. Greenfield · 2019

Did language grow from gestures? That is, was using the hands, arms, or head to communicate a step toward the development of language? We studied gestures and symbols used by a chimpanzee, a bonobo, and a human child who were all taught to…

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Martin Cooper, Xiaolan Fu, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz, Catherine E. Snow , et al. · 2019

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Martin Cooper, Xiaolan Fu, Patricia M. Greenfield, James E. Katz, Catherine E. Snow , et al. · 2019

What the brain ‘Likes’: neural correlates of providing feedback on social media Open

Lauren E. Sherman, Leanna M. Hernandez, Patricia M. Greenfield, Mirella Dapretto · 2018

Evidence increasingly suggests that neural structures that respond to primary and secondary rewards are also implicated in the processing of social rewards. The 'Like'-a popular feature on social media-shares features with both monetary an…

Peer Influence Via Instagram: Effects on Brain and Behavior in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Open

Lauren E. Sherman, Patricia M. Greenfield, Leanna M. Hernandez, Mirella Dapretto · 2017

Mobile social media often feature the ability to “Like” content posted by others. This study examined the effect of Likes on youths' neural and behavioral responses to photographs. High school and college students ( N = 61, ages 13–21) vie…

Remembering Jerome Bruner: A series of tributes to Jerome “Jerry” Bruner, who died in 2016 at the age of 100, reflects the seminal contributions that led him to be known as a co-founder of the cognitive revolution Open

Patricia M. Greenfield, Dan I. Slobin, Michael Cole, Howard Gardner, Κathy Sylva , et al. · 2017

Jerome Seymour “Jerry” Bruner was born on October 1, 1915, in New York City. He began his academic career as psychology professor at Harvard University; he ended it as University Professor Emeritus at New York University (NYU) Law School. …

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Patricia M. Greenfield · 2016

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