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Insights on Social Behavior From Studying Williams Syndrome
Author(s) -
Sampaio Adriana,
Belsky Jay,
Soares Isabel,
Mesquita Ana,
Osório Ana,
Gonçalves Óscar F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12263
Subject(s) - williams syndrome , perspective (graphical) , psychology , psychopathology , developmental psychology , social environment , neuroscience , sociology , cognition , clinical psychology , social science , artificial intelligence , computer science
Central to the developmental psychopathology perspective is the claim that studying normal and atypical development are related. In this article, we argue that studying a naturally occurring genetic condition—Williams syndrome—provides insight into social behavior in typically developing children. Toward this end, we describe the social phenotype of Williams syndrome, then offer three insights regarding biological and environmental factors that account for variability in social behavior in individuals who are developing typically and individuals with the syndrome. In so doing, we illuminate genetic, neural, and environmental processes that likely influence typical social development as informed by Williams syndrome.