Developmental Systems Theory contra Developmental Behavior Genetics Gilbert Gottlieb, in Memoriam

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Molenaar, Peter C.M.

Affiliations: The Pennsylvania State University

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Peter C. M. Molenaar, Human Development & Family Studies, Henderson S113B, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Email: [email protected]

Abstract: In this contribution it is shown that Gilbert Gottlieb's theoretical contributions to developmental science, in particular his focus on individual development and his discussion of the limitations of developmental behavior genetics in this respect, are vindicated by recent theoretical developments in mathematical biology and psychometrics.

Keywords: Individual development, Developmental behavior genetics, Nonlinear epigenetics, Biological pattern formation, Ergodic processes

DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2007-1206

Journal: International Journal of Developmental Science, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 138-144, 2007