Multiple Metaphors for a Singular Idea.

Cairns, Robert B.

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Publication Date: 1991

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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

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Language: English

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