Peter J. LaFreniere

Peter J. LaFreniere
Occupation	Psychologist

Peter J. LaFreniere is a psychologist at the University of Maine (Orono) known for his research in developmental psychology and human ethology, including studies of child social behavior, tactical deception, and the evolutionary basis of human behavior.

Research

LaFreniere's published work spans topics including the ontogeny of tactical deception in children, the effects of age-mixing on peer cooperation and competition, and post-genomic perspectives on behavioral development and adaptation to the environment. According to Semantic Scholar, his body of work totals 45 papers with 2,264 citations and an h-index of 18. His paper "A post-genomic view of behavioral development and adaptation to the environment" has been cited 19 times, and "The Effects of Age-Mixing on Peer Cooperation and Competition" has been cited 12 times, according to Semantic Scholar.

He has also written on the history and theory of human ethology, including a piece on Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt published in the Human Ethology Bulletin.

Selected publications

• "Ontogeny of Tactical Deception" (2020)
• "Parenting Stress Index Third Edition, French Canadian" (2018), PsycTESTS Dataset
• "Eibl-Eibesfeldt: Pathfinder and Father of Human Ethology" (2018), Human Ethology Bulletin
• "Everything Goes, But Not Everything Works" (2018), Human Ethology Bulletin
• "Evolutionary Science of Human Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Approach" (2014)
• "The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals" (2014)
• "Unique Aspects of Human Evolution" (2014), Human Ethology
• "The Effects of Age-Mixing on Peer Cooperation and Competition" (2014), Human Ethology
• "A post-genomic view of behavioral development and adaptation to the environment" (2013)

External links

• Semantic Scholar author profile