Developing a framework for development: a discussion

Dev Psychobiol. 2007 Jan;49(1):77-86. doi: 10.1002/dev.20158.

Abstract

A multitude of scientific disciplines study the development of behavior. Their use of different methodological and conceptual approaches makes integration of findings difficult. In a symposium at the 38th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology in Washington DC, the question was discussed if a general theory of development could unify the field. The three participants explain their views and discuss the possibility of a theoretical framework for development.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal*
  • Behavioral Research / methods
  • Behavioral Research / organization & administration*
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Developmental Biology*