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Applying Life-History Theory to Development: A Two-Tiered Model All Along?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2025

Gabriel L. Schlomer Open the ORCID record for Gabriel L. Schlomer [Opens in a new window]
Gabriel L. Schlomer*
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Division of Educational Psychology and Methodology, The University at Albany, SUNY, USA gschlomer@albany.edu
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Abstract

In response to recent arguments for a one-tiered model of life-history development, Ellis and colleagues present a two-tiered model that integrates energetics with development. Early formulations of this model were, however, already two-tiered. The target article separates itself from earlier work by digging deeper into the underlying energetics assumption and how it transacts with ambient cues to impact development.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e120
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