Toward a Unified Theory of Development
Connectionism and Dynamic Systems Theory Re-Considered
John Spencer
Michael S.C. Thomas and James L. McClelland
Table of Contents
Introduction John P. Spencer, Michael S.C. Thomas, and James L. McClelland
I. Introduction to the Approaches
1. Connectionist Models of Development: Mechanistic Dynamical Models with Emergent Dynamical Properties James L. McClelland and Gautam Vallabha
2. Development as Change of System Dynamics: Stability, Instability, and Emergence Gregor Schoner
II. Dynamical Systems Theory: Case Studies
3. Brain, Body, and Mind: Lessons from Infant Motor Development Daniela Corbetta
4. Dynamic Systems, Sensory-motor Processes, and the Origins of Stability and Flexibility Linda B. Smith
5. Dynamic Field Theory and Embodied Cognitive Dynamics John P. Spencer, Sammy Perone, and Jeff Johnson
6. Time Scales in Connectionist and Dynamical Systems Approaches to Learning and Development Karl M. Newell, Yeou-Teh Liu, and Gottfried Mayer-Kress
III. Connectionism: Case Studies
7. Connectionist Approaches to Perservation: Understanding Universal and Task-Specific Aspects of Children's Behavior J. Bruce Morton and Yuko Munakata
8. Dynamical Insight into Structure in Connectionist Models Whitney Tabor
9. The Robot as a New Frontier for Connectionism and Dynamic Systems Theory Matthew Schlesinger
IV. Hybrid Models: Case Studies
10. Combining Connectionist and Dynamic Systems Principles in Models of Development: The Case of Analogical Completion Denis Mareschal, Robert Leech, and Richard P. Cooper
11. Integrating Connectionist Learning and Dynamical Systems Processing: Case Studies in Speech and Lexical Development Bob McMurray, Jessica S. Horst, Joseph C. Toscano, and Larissa K. Samuelson
V. Reactions from the "Outside"
12. Soft-Assembled Mechanisms for the Grand Theory Heidi Kloos and Guy C. Van Orden
13. Are Dynamic Systems and Connectionist Approaches an Alternative to "Good Old Fashioned Cognitive Development"? Lisa M. Oakes, Nora S. Newcombe, and Jodie M. Plumert
14. A Developmental Systems Theory Perspective on Psychological Change Timothy D. Johnston and Robert Lickliter
VI. Reactions from the "Inside"
15. Transitions in Cognitive Development: Prospects and Limitations of a Neural Dynamic Approach Han L. J. van der Maas and Maartje E. J. Raijmakers
16. Dynamic Systems and the Quest for Individual-Based Models of Change and Development Paul van Geert and Kurt Fischer
17. Dynamic and Connectionist Approaches to Development: Toward a Future of Mutually Beneficial Co-evolution Michael S. C. Thomas, James L. McClelland, Fiona M. Richardson, Anna C. Shapiro, and Frank Baughman
18. Moving Toward a New Grand Theory While Valuing the Importance of the Initial Conditions John P. Spencer, Evelina Dineva, and Gregor Schoner