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Esther Thelen
Researcher at Indiana University
Publications - 116
Citations - 18819
Esther Thelen is an academic researcher from Indiana University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body movement & Motor skill. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 116 publications receiving 18149 citations. Previous affiliations of Esther Thelen include University of Missouri.
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A Dynamic systems approach to the development of cognition and action
Esther Thelen,Linda B. Smith +1 more
TL;DR: A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action as mentioned in this paper presents a comprehensive and detailed theory of early human development based on the principles of dynamic systems theory, which is a radical alternative to current cognitive theory, both in their emphasis on dynamic representation and in their focus on processes of change.
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The dynamics of embodiment: a field theory of infant perseverative reaching.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the A-not-B error and its previously puzzling contextual variations can be understood by the coupled dynamics of the ordinary processes of goal-directed actions: looking, planning, reaching, and remembering.
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Development as a dynamic system
Linda B. Smith,Esther Thelen +1 more
TL;DR: This work examines how studying the multicausality of real-time processes could be the key to understanding change over developmental time and considers recent research and theory on perseverative reaching by infants as a case study that demonstrates this approach.
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Motor development: A new synthesis.
TL;DR: In this paper, a multidisciplinary approach is proposed to understand the processes by which infants and children learn to control their bodies, emphasizing the multicausal, fluid, contextual, and self-organizing nature of developmental change.
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Dynamic Systems Theories
Esther Thelen,Linda B. Smith +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses dynamic systems theory, a recent theoretical approach to the study of development that grows directly from advances in understanding complex and nonlinear systems in physics and mathematics, but also follows a long and rich tradition of systems thinking in biology and psychology.