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ERIC Number: EJ429000
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Multiple Metaphors for a Singular Idea.
Cairns, Robert B.
Developmental Psychology, v27 n1 p23-26 Jan 1991
Evaluates the epigenetic landscape metaphor in light of behavioral development. Cites two common errors in integrated models of behavior and biology: (1) fixing behavior as structure, thereby robbing it of dynamics and plasticity; and (2) assuming that a single optimal trajectory applies to development of organisms or systems. (BC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Developmental Psychology, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Individual Development, Metaphors, Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Biological Processes; Canalization (Psychology); Epigenesis; Species Specific Behavior