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The concept of homology in the development of handedness
Author(s) -
Michel George F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.21038
Subject(s) - homology (biology) , construct (python library) , psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive science , biology , genetics , computer science , gene , programming language
The construct of homology in the development of behavior is examined using human handedness. Research on the development of hand‐use preferences in infants provides some evidence that it may be homologous with adult handedness. Nevertheless, I propose that the construct of homology may not be relevant to the study of human behavioral development. However, other constructs from developmental biology may prove useful in improving developmental psychological research. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 55: 84–91, 2013.