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Early Experience Effects

Evidence for Continuity?

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Continuities and Discontinuities in Development

Part of the book series: Topics in Developmental Psychobiology ((TDP))

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The concepts of continuity and discontinuity apply to a variety of issues in developmental psychology today. Concern with these concepts reflects a continuing interest in the genetics-environment issue—the question of the extent to which behavior is a product of inheritance or of environmental influences. As with the nature-nurture issue, it is important to see that hypotheses about continuities and discontinuities in development are not necessarily in conflict. However, this conclusion does not weaken the importance of understanding the role of both processes in any particular developmental task.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, 80262, USA

    Linda S. Crnic

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Crnic, L.S. (1984). Early Experience Effects. In: Emde, R.N., Harmon, R.J. (eds) Continuities and Discontinuities in Development. Topics in Developmental Psychobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2725-7_15

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