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Gottlieb, Gilbert; Lickliter, Robert – Social Development, 2004
In this article, the authors take a very conservative view of the contribution of animal models to an understanding of human development. We do not think that homologies can be readily documented with even our most closely related relatives' behavior and psychological functioning. The major contribution of animal models is their provision of food…
Descriptors: Animals, Etiology, Models, Development