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Publication Date: 2005-Feb
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On the Importance of Comparative Research for the Understanding of Human Behavior and Development: A Reply to Gottlieb & Lickliter (2004)
Maestripieri, Dario
Social Development, v14 n1 p181-186 Feb 2005
Comparative behavioral research is important for a number of reasons and can contribute to the understanding of human behavior and development in many different ways. Research with animal models of human behavior and development can be a source not only of general principles and testable hypotheses but also of empirical information that may be extrapolated to humans.
Descriptors: Individual Psychology, Behavioral Science Research, Animals, Individual Development, Comparative Analysis, Behavior
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