Presents an overview of traditional methodological approaches to stagewise cognitive
developmental research. These approaches are evaluated and integrated on the basis of …

Catastrophe theory is no longer new but it remains controversial. Controversy arises not out
of the mathematical foundations of the theory nor from applications in the hard sciences, but …

Multimodal generalizations of the normal, gamma, inverse gamma, and beta distributions
are introduced within a unified framework. These multimodal distributions, belonging to the …

Of the seven elementary catastrophes in catastrophe theory, the" cusp" model is the most
widely applied. Most applications are however qualitative. Quantitative techniques for …

Both the dynamic approach and catastrophe modeling have been warmly welcomed in
research on attitudes and opinions. In this article, the authors discuss a general …

Like stock market prices, housing prices often exhibit temporary booms and busts. A
possible explanation for the observed abrupt changes is offered by the stochastic …

Buildings are part of the built environment in which many activities are performed. One of the
critical part of a development process is the physical construction of the proposed facility. As …

Over the years, the study of language development has been syntax oriented. In this paper,
we present a non‐linear approach to highlight quantitative processes in language …

Catastrophe theory can be very useful in research concerning developmental transitions. It
provides a number of canonical transition models as well as criteria which can be used for …

A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that the development of
prehension during the first 5 months of life is characterized by the presence of a …