{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-developmental-psychobiology-a-brief-account-of-an-interdisciplinary-science-hardcover","title":"Fundamentals of Developmental Psychobiology: A Brief Account of an Interdisciplinary Science - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge F. Michel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentals of Developmental Psychobiology: A Brief Account of an Interdisciplinary Science\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how the science of Developmental Psychobiology (DBP) improves our understanding of non-human and human behavioral and psychological development, with consequences for better health care, animal husbandry, ecological conservation, and education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fundamentals of DPB include the natural history orientation in research and a historical stance to investigating development. The interests\/aims of the researcher of natural history reflect four questions that may be asked about any behavioral pattern: about its phylogeny, adaptiveness, proximate causes, and development. The book provides the reader with a solid understanding of how physiological, biomechanical, and experiential processes are united in the organization of the developmental trajectories that create behavioral and psychological abilities and traits. These fundamentals distinguish DPB from other developmental disciplines that integrate biological and psychological information. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the world facing human-generated climate change, a sixth major extinction of species, widespread human famine, poverty, disease, wars of tribalism, nationalism, religion, and politics, why write a book on some esoteric topic about psychological development? We live in a world with about a third of the human population living in medieval-like conditions, while the rest struggle with the current fear de jour of the Literati (e.g., a rebellious Artificial Intelligence). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe continued accumulation of scientific knowledge about how the universe works (and that includes how organisms develop their traits and abilities) is the greatest accomplishment of human thinking and curiosity. DPB and understanding how traits develop will become an important aspect of any solution that humans manage to apply to the world's problems. It provides a perspective on development that is under-appreciated, but which can lead to important advancements in developmental science. \u003cem\u003eDevelopmental Psychobiology \u003c\/em\u003eis about DPB as a science for understanding psychological development that could serve as another perspective from which to examine humanity's problems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge F. Michel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Greesnboro. He received his PhD from the Institute of Animal Behavior at Rutgers. He later became a Fellow in neuropsychology at the Max Planck Institute for Child Psychiatry in Munich. In 1988, he joined the psychology department of DePaul University. From 2001-2016, he was Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Psychobiology. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and of Divisions 3 and 6 of the American Psychological Association. In 2005, he became President of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP). He has received the Mentor Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Senior Scientist Award from ISDP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403814330675,"sku":"9780197835777","price":185.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/p8O6ITxQKW9780197835777.webp?v=1779919702","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fundamentals-of-developmental-psychobiology-a-brief-account-of-an-interdisciplinary-science-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}