Action As An Organizer of Learning and Development: Volume 33 in the Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology Series

by Rieser; John J.

• ISBN13: 9780805850307
• ISBN10: 0805850309
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-26
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This is the 33rd volume in the Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology held in October 2002. The symposium was held to honor the scientific and mentoring contributions of Anne Danielson Pick and Herbert L. Pick, Jr.--two longtime and beloved professors of the Institute of Child Development. It focused on "Action as an Organizer of Learning and Development" and integrated the best and most innovative research on the role of action in perceiving and understanding. Taken together, the book captures the intellectual excitement that characterized the 33rd symposium and appeals to developmental psychologists, particularly those interested in perceptual development.

Table of Contents

Tau in action in development	p. 3
The development of prospective control in tracking a moving object	p. 51
Learning to learn in the development of action	p. 91
Information, representation, and dynamics : a discussion of the chapters by Lee, von Hofsten, and Adolph	p. 123
Object information, computational complexity, and constraints on action	p. 139
The benefits and costs of combining information between and within senses	p. 161
Stats modules for babies! : computing conditional probabilities and weighted variance with rapid sampling : a discussion of the chapters by Aslin and Banks	p. 199
Evidence for and against a geometric module : the roles of language and action	p. 221
Using dynamic field theory to conceptualize the interface of perception, cognition, and action	p. 243
Theory, methods, and models : a discussion of the chapters by Newcombe and Thelen & Whitmyer	p. 281
Using perceptual representations to guide reaching and looking	p. 301
The role of action in understanding and using environmental place representations	p. 323
Mental representations as explanatory constructs : a discussion of the chapters by Keen and Liben	p. 363
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