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Relational developmental systems: A paradigm for developmental science in the postgenomic era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2012

Willis F. Overton  and
Richard M. Lerner
Willis F. Overton
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6085. Overton@temple.edu
Richard M. Lerner
Affiliation:
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155.
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Abstract

This commentary argues that the anomalies suffered by the population behavior genetics paradigm are more widespread than suggested by Charney, including many made in the field of developmental science. Further, it is argued that, according to the criteria established by Kuhn, there is and has been available an alternative scientific paradigm that provides the formative context for Charney's postgenomic view. This is the relational developmental systems paradigm.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , October 2012 , pp. 375 - 376
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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