A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action

by Linda B. Smith and Esther Thelen

Book Overview

A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action presents a comprehensive and detailed theory of early human development based on the principles of dynamic systems theory. Beginning with their own research in motor, perceptual, and cognitive development, Thelen and Smith raise fundamental questions about prevailing assumptions in the field. They propose a new theory of the development of cognition and action, unifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026270059X
• ISBN13: 9780262700597
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher