ABSTRACT
Although developmental animal research has been an important part of psychology since its early years as a discipline (e.g., Small, 1899; Watson, 1903), its connection to human developmental psychology has sometimes been lost in recent literature. As several authors have pointed out, this is unfortunate (e.g., Kazdin & Rotella, 2009). It is appropriate to include John Paul Scott in this compilation because of his contributions to the field of developmental psychology in addition to related areas. His greatest impact came as the chair of the Division of Behavior Studies at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he conducted landmark studies of the development of canine behavior; he later directed a Center for Research on Social Behavior at Bowling Green State University. His developmental work focused on the processes of socialization. Scott also established the importance of the critical period hypothesis that he adapted from embryology. John Paul Scott. (Courtesy of the Center for Archival Collections, University Libraries, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. With permission.) https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203806135/53033083-3e02-48c0-88bf-b3501014f267/content/fig13_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
