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ERIC Number: EJ469351
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Commentary: Development of Perception-Action Systems and General Principles of Pattern Formation.
Turvey, M. T.; Fitzpatrick, Paula
Child Development, v64 n4 p1175-90 Aug 1993
After reviewing recent contributions to the field of motor development, suggests a pattern formation or dynamics approach to child development as an alternative to the conventional approaches emphasizing maturation (nativist), specific learning experiences (empiricist), cognitive stages (Piagetian), and strategies of encoding and retrieval (information processing). (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Neurology, Psychomotor Skills, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Synthesis, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Biology; Neurosciences
Note: This article is a commentary in a 14-article special section, Developmental Biodynamics: Brain, Body, Behavior Connections.