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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777052103321

Autore

Goldfield Eugene Curtis

Titolo

Emergent forms [[electronic resource] ] : origins and early development of human action and perception / / Eugene C. Goldfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN

0-19-773526-6

1-280-53359-5

0-19-535737-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

155.412

155.42223

Soggetti

Motor ability in infants

Intentionalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-351) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PART I: DYNAMIC AND ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS; PART II: ASSEMBLY AND TUNING AT DIFFERENT TIME SCALES; PART III: THE ACTION SYSTEMS; PART IV: CONCLUSION; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

PART I: Ecological and Dynamical Foundations: The Ecological Approach of the Gibsons; Bernstein. 1. Fundamental Issues and Perspectives in the Development of Action. 1.1. Fundamental Issues: The Motor-Action Controversy. 1.2. Developmental Perspectives on the Nature of Action. 2. From Bernstein and von Holst to Dynamical Systems. 2.1. A Prelude to Round 2. 2.2. Round 2: Modeling Behavior on Dynamical Systems. 3. Ecological Foundations. 3.1. Gibson: Ambient Array, Patterned Flow, and Perceptual System. 3.2. Action Systems. 3.3. Habitats for Action Systems. 3.4. Dynamics and Information. 4. The