Robert Lickliter
- Professor, Psychology , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Publications
selected publications
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2019Prenatal incubation temperature affects neonatal precocial birds' locomotor behavior. PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 206:51-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.03.002 Web of Science: 000470050900008
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2019Effects of multimodal synchrony on infant attention and heart rate during events with social and nonsocial stimuli. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY. 178.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.10.006 Web of Science: 000458347300018
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2018The influence of prenatal experience on behavioral and social development: The benefits and limitations of an animal model. DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 30.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0954579418000640 Web of Science: 000440666200011
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2018Biological Processes and Psychological Development. ADVANCING DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE: PHILOSOPHY, THEORY, AND METHOD. 53-64.Web of Science: 000441169600006
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2018Metatheory and the Primacy of Conceptual Analysis in Developmental Science. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 61:181-198.Full Text via DOI: 10.1159/000490160 Web of Science: 000445202700003
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2017Coordinated movement is influenced by prenatal light experience in bobwhite quail chicks (Colinus virginianus). BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 327:103-111.
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2017Developmental Evolution: Rethinking Stability and Variation in Biological Systems. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 88-105.Web of Science: 000446969700007
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2017The intersensory redundancy hypothesis: Extending the principle of unimodal facilitation to prenatal development. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 59:910-915.
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2017Towards a Truly Developmental Epigenetics. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 60:124-138.Full Text via DOI: 10.1159/000477996 Web of Science: 000410968000006
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2016Blinking Bird Brains: A Timing Specific Deficit in Auditory Learning in Quail Hatchlings. INFANCY. 21:700-727.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/infa.12139 Web of Science: 000392945700001
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2016Elevated yolk progesterone moderates prenatal heart rate and postnatal auditory learning in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 58:784-788.
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2016Integrating Development and Evolution in Psychological Science: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology, Developmental Systems, and Explanatory Pluralism. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 59:200-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.1159/000450715 Web of Science: 000391645600004
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2015Increased Yolk Progesterone Interferes with Prenatal Auditory Learning and Elevates Emotional Reactivity in Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Chicks. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 57:255-262.
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2014Learning to Attend Selectively: The Dual Role of Intersensory Redundancy. CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 23:414-420.
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2014Neural correlates of intersensory processing in 5-month-old infants. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 56:355-372.
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2013A Developmental Evolutionary Framework for Psychology. REVIEW OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. 17:184-189.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/a0032932 Web of Science: 000321317400013
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2013The Development of Face Perception in Infancy: Intersensory Interference and Unimodal Visual Facilitation. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 49:1919-1930.
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2013The Origins of Variation: Evolutionary Insights from Developmental Science. EMBODIMENT AND EPIGENESIS: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF BIOLOGY WITHIN THE RELATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEM, PT A: PHILOSOPHICAL, THEORETICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS. 44:193-223.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397947-6.00007-6 PMID: 23834006 Web of Science: 000320963000008
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2011Biased Embryos: Prenatal Experience Alters the Postnatal Malleability of Auditory Preferences in Bobwhite Quail. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 53:291-302.
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2010CHOICE IN QUAIL NEONATES THE ORIGINS OF GENERALIZED MATCHING. JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR. 94:315-326.
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2010Increasing task difficulty enhances effects of intersensory redundancy: testing a new prediction of the Intersensory Redundancy Hypothesis. DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE. 13:731-737.
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2010Operant generalization in quail neonates after intradimensional training: Distinguishing positive and negative reinforcement. BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES. 83:1-7.
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2009Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) hatchlings track the direction of human gaze. ANIMAL COGNITION. 12:559-565.
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2009Increased yolk testosterone facilitates prenatal perceptual learning in Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 56:416-422.
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2009Operant generalization of auditory tempo in quail neonates. PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW. 16:145-149.
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2009The Fallacy of Partitioning: Epigenetics' Validation of the Organism-Environment System. ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 21:138-146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10407410902877157 Web of Science: 000268182300005
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2008Developmental dynamics: the new view from the life sciences. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: VISIONARY IDEAS FROM SYSTEMS SCIENTISTS. 11-17.Web of Science: 000304922300002
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2008Extrinsic Embryonic Sensory Stimulation Alters Multimodal Behavior and Cellular Activation. DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY. 68:1463-1473.
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2008Stimulus contingency and the malleability of species-typical auditory preferences in Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) hatchlings. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 50:460-472.
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2008Theories of Attachment: The Long and Winding Road to an Integrative Developmental Science. INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 42:397-405.
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2007Enriched rearing facilitates spatial exploration in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) neonates. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 49:548-551.
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2007Interactive and vicarious acquisition of auditory preferences in Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) chicks. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY. 121:320-331.
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2007The dynamics of development and evolution: Insights from behavioral embryology. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 49:749-757.
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2006Intersensory redundancy educates selective attention in bobwhite quail embryos. DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE. 9:604-615.
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2006Prenatal exposure to temporal and spatial stimulus properties affects postnatal responsiveness to spatial contiguity in bobwhite quail chicks. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 48:233-242.
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2006Prenatally elevated physiological arousal interferes with perceptual learning in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) embryos. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 120:1315-1325.
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2004Infants' perception of rhythm and tempo in unimodal and multimodal stimulation: A developmental test of the intersensory redundancy hypothesis. COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 4.Full Text via DOI: 10.3758/CABN.4.2.137 Web of Science: 000208955400005
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2004Intersensory redundancy enhances memory in bobwhite quail embryos. INFANCY. 5.Full Text via DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0503_1 Web of Science: 000223050000001
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2004The aims and accomplishments of comparative psychology. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 44.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/dev.10157 Web of Science: 000187862900004
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2004The various roles of animal models in understanding human development. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2004.000269.x Web of Science: 000220887700008
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2003Developmental dynamics and contemporary evolutionary psychology: Status quo or irreconcilable views? Reply to Bjorklund (2003), Krebs (2003), Buss and Reeve (2003), Crawford (2003), and Tooby et al. (2003). PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN. 129.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.129.6.866 Web of Science: 000186292400007
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2003The influence of prenatal tactile and vestibular stimulation on auditory and visual responsiveness in bobwhite quail: A matter of timing. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 43.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/dev.10122 Web of Science: 000184908600001
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2002Prenatal experience and postnatal perceptual preferences: Evidence for attentional-bias in bobwhite quail embryos (Colinus virginianus). JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY. 116.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.116.3.270 Web of Science: 000177850100007
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2002Intersensory redundancy facilitates prenatal perceptual learning in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) embryos. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 38.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037//0012-1649.38.1.15 Web of Science: 000173261000002
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2002Intersensory redundancy guides early perceptual and cognitive development. ADVANCES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR, VOL 30. 30.Web of Science: 000179208500004
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2001The Salience of Multimodal Sensory Stimulation in Early Development: Implications for the Issue of Ecological Validity. INFANCY. 2.Full Text via DOI: 10.1207/S15327078IN0204_04 Web of Science: 000204990000004
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Biographical Item
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2006Gilbert Gottlieb (1929-2006): a scientific obituary. DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE. V-VI.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00553.x Web of Science: 000241507900002
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Book Chapter
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2008A dynamic systems approach to the life sciences. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: VISIONARY IDEAS FROM SYSTEMS SCIENTISTS. 235-253.Web of Science: 000304922300025
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2005Prenatal sensory ecology and experience: Implications for perceptual and behavioral development in precocial birds. ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR, VOL 35. 235-274.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(05)35006-6 Web of Science: 000234422200006
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Editorial Material
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2017Transcending the Nature-Nurture Debate through Epigenetics: Are We There Yet?. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 65-68.Full Text via DOI: 10.1159/000478796 Web of Science: 000410968000001
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2012Exploring the Dynamics of Development and Evolution: Comment on Blair and Raver (2012). DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 658-661.
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2008Representing development: models, meaning, and the challenge of complexity. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. 342-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X08004172 Web of Science: 000258542200036
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2007Developmental psychobiology special issue: "Gilbert Gottlieb's legacy: Probabilistic epigenesis and the development of individuals and species". DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 747-748.
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2005Animal models and human development: Reply to Maestripieri. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 187-187.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00297.x Web of Science: 000226656500010
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Review
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2018An Intelligent Guide to Human Intelligence: It's All about Development. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.Full Text via DOI: 10.1159/000486465 Web of Science: 000437350600005
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2013The concept of homology as a basis for evaluating developmental mechanisms: Exploring selective attention across the life-span. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 76-83.
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2008The growth of developmental thought: Implications for a new evolutionary psychology. NEW IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 353-369.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2007.07.015 PMID: 19956346 Web of Science: 000260213400003
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2003Developmental dynamics: Toward a biologically plausible evolutionary psychology. PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.129.6.819 Web of Science: 000186292400001
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2003Evolutionary Approaches to Cognitive Development: Status and Strategy. JOURNAL OF COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT.Full Text via DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0404_04 Web of Science: 000207614600004
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2000The development of infant intersensory perception: Advantages of a comparative convergent-operations approach. PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.260 Web of Science: 000087093500004
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chaired theses and dissertations
- Raju, Namitha, Effects of Altered Prenatal Sensory Stimulation on Postnatal Contingency Learning in Bobwhite Quail Neonates (Colinus Virginianus) 2014
- Suarez, Michael, Effects of Prenatal and Early Postnatal Exposure to Aversive Stimuli on Fearfulness and Exploratory Behavior in Bobwhite Qauil Neonates (Colinus virginianus) 2014
- O'Dowd, Briana, The Effect of Prenatal Auditory Enrichment on Perceptual Narrowing in Bobwhite Quail Neonates 2014
- Yusko, Brittany, Effects of Increased Levels of Prenatal Mesotocin on Postnatal Individual Recognition and Stress Responsiveness in Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus Virginianus) 2014
- Suarez, Michael, Predicting Explorative Behavior by Level of Emotional Reactivity in Bobwhite Quail Neonates (Colinus virginianus) 2012
- Raju, Namitha, Can Intersensory Redundancy and Social Contingency Enhance Memory in Bobwhite Quail Hatchlings? 2012
- Vaillant-Mekras, Jimena, Tests of the Intersensory Redundancy Hypothesis across Early Postnatal Development 2012
- O'Dowd, Briana, The Interaction between Social and Physical Environments on Early Cognitive Development 2012
- Herrington, Joshua A, Effects of Elevated Prenatal Progesterone on Postnatal Emotional Reactivity in Bobwhite Quail (Colinus Virginianus) Neonates 2012
- Vaillant, Jimena, Detection of Modality-Specific Properties in Unimodal and Bimodal Events during Prenatal Development 2010
- Jaime, Mark, The Role of Temporal Synchrony in the Facilitation of Perceptual Learning during Prenatal Development 2007
Research
principal investigator on
- Prenatal Maternal Determinants of Neonatal Social Development awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2019
- Florida International University MBRS RISE Program (Option III) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
- MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences 2012 - 2016
- Perinatal Origins of Infant Social Responsiveness awarded by National Science Foundation 2011 - 2015
- Perinatal Determinants of Intersensory Perception awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2005 - 2011
Teaching
teaching activities
- PSB4002-U01: Introductory Bio-Psychology Spring Term 2019
- PSY4916-U15: Independent Research in Psychology Fall Term 2019
- PSY4916-U15: Independent Research in Psychology Spring Term 2019
- PSY4941-U15: Experiential Learning/Internship in Psychology Fall Term 2019
- PSY5918-U15: Supervised Research Fall Term 2019
- PSY5918-U15: Supervised Research Spring Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Robert Lickliter
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-4138 (confirmed)
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Recent publications and grants in Scholars@FIU
publication subject areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Developmental Biology
- Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Neurosciences & Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychology
- Zoology