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Clothing a model of embodiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Kevin A. Pelphrey  and
J. Steven Reznick
Kevin A. Pelphrey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 27599–3270 kpelphre@email.unc.edureznick@email.unc.edu
J. Steven Reznick
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 27599–3270 kpelphre@email.unc.edureznick@email.unc.edu
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Abstract

By delineating the parametric variations that affect infant performance in the standard A-not-B search task, the Thelen et al. model provides an important contribution to the field of infant development. We discuss several broad issues pertinent to interpreting the model. We note that the phenomenon modeled by Thelen et al. is not necessarily the one originally described by Piaget. We describe data on infant self-correction that are not addressed by the Thelen et al. model. Finally, we suggest that psychological constructs such as representation and knowledge structures are valuable to our understanding of the A-not-B phenomenon in particular and psychological development in general.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 59
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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