Hill W L
Department of Psychology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042, USA.
Dev Psychobiol. 1995 Mar;28(2):117-29. doi: 10.1002/dev.420280205.
The term developmental psychobiology implies an integration between psychology and biology. But what segment of biology does the discipline embrace? The present commentary asserts that developmental psychobiology devotes too much attention to structural biology, with its emphasis on proximate mechanisms, and fails to give enough prominence to evolutionary biology and ultimate perspectives. I have attempted to portray the significance of evolution to developmental psychobiology and to elaborate on how developmental psychobiology might contribute to refinements in evolutionary theory, especially recent modifications that advocate a greater role for developmental processes. Methodological suggestions are offered, which would broaden developmental psychobiology's perspective so that a more comprehensive analysis of behavioral development results.
“发展心理生物学” 这一术语意味着心理学与生物学的融合。但该学科涵盖生物学的哪些部分呢？本评论认为，发展心理生物学过于关注结构生物学及其对近端机制的强调，而没有给予进化生物学和终极视角足够的重视。我试图阐述进化对发展心理生物学的重要性，并详细说明发展心理生物学如何可能有助于完善进化理论，特别是最近主张发展过程发挥更大作用的修正观点。本文还提供了一些方法论建议，这些建议将拓宽发展心理生物学的视野，从而对行为发展进行更全面的分析。
