Dynamic Systems/Motor Development

Question 1

dynamic systems/motor development

Answer 1

• multiple factors contribute to development, including motivation

Question 2

dynamic systems/motor development emphasizes and expands on ideas from several other traditions:

Answer 2

1. active child (piaget): action is central to development. action shapes thinking -> objects can be categorized by action possibilities -> stating an incorrect nambe for an object in one location impairs abilities to recal (AB error) -> sticky mittens -> self-locomotion + egocentric representation
2. mechanisms of change: task analysis/cognitive process -> variation + selection -> microgenetic approach

Question 3

Sticky Mittens

Answer 3

• pre-reaching infants (~2.5 months)
• mitten experience
• increased object exploration
• more holding, mouthing, bimanual holding
• more visual attention (looking at the objects) 2-3 months later

Question 4

Piaget’s egocentric representaion

Answer 4

• for infants, object locations are remembered relative to own when location is first learned

Question 5

connection to self-locomotion

Answer 5

crawling versus being carried to toy

Question 6

Connection between self-generated motion and knowledge: why?

Answer 6

• motivation, attention
• continuous updating of representations

Question 7

Self-locomotion and learning

Answer 7

• representations appear to be built through action
• is learning specifc to each posture or motor skill
• microgenetic approach