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The role of action representations in the dynamics of embodied cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Natika Newton
Affiliation:
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY 11530 natika@worldnet.att.net

Abstract

Thelen et al. present a convincing explanation of the A-not-B error, but contrary to their own claims, their explanation essentially involves mental representations. As is too common among cognitive scientists, they equate mental representations with representations of external physical objects. They clearly show, however, that representations of bodily actions on physical objects are central to the dynamical system producing the error.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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