No single factor has priority in action development a tribute to Esther Thelen's legacy.

Full Abstract

Among Esther Thelen's most important contributions to developmental theory is that there is no single factor that has priority in driving development. In this paper, we discuss how this notion influenced our research on perceptual-motor development. We show that multiple factors constrain perceptual-motor development, but that a relatively minor change in one of them may lead to significant changes in the observed perceptual-motor behavior.

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Author information

Author/s: Savelsbergh, Geert J P (GJ); Van Hof, Paulion (P); Caljouw, Simone R (SR); Ledebt, Annick (A); Van der Kamp, John (J);

Affiliation: Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. gsavelsbergh(-atsign-)fbw.vu.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Journal of integrative neuroscience (J Integr Neurosci), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 5 (issue 4) : pp 493-504

Dates: Created 2007/01/24; Completed 2007/03/27;

PMID: 17245818, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Humans
Models, Psychological
Motor Skills - physiology
Perception - physiology

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