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An embodied theory in search of a body: Challenges for a dynamic systems model of infant perseveration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Yoke Munakata
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 munakata@du.edubyerys@nova.psy.du.edu kore.psy.du.edu/munakata
Sarah Devi Sahni
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ssahni@andrew.cmu.edu
Benjamin E. Yerys
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 munakata@du.edubyerys@nova.psy.du.edu kore.psy.du.edu/munakata

Abstract

In this commentary, we question (1) how embodied Thelen et al.'s model is relative to their aims, and (2) how embodied the behavior of children is in particular response systems, relative to how much dynamic systems theory emphasizes this idea. We close with corrections to mischaracterizations of an alternative, neural network perspective on infant behavior.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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