BASIC ASPECTS OF ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENTAL-PSYCHOLOGY

On the basis of theoretical discussions mainly introduced into psychol ogy before 1950 and in a second step after 1970 the following basic as pects of ecological perspectives in developmental psychology are outli ned: psychology in terms of objects; subject-dependency vs. object-ori entation; transaction; context, culture; ecological validity; everyday situations and naturalism; space, time, and matter; teleology, intent ion and values; interdisciplinarity. The potential power of ecological perspectives for the psychology of today is regarded high.