Book chapter
Organism–Environment Interaction in Spatial Development
The Emerging Spatial Mind
Oxford University Press
05/03/2007
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195189223.003.0002
Abstract
This chapter discusses the expanding of perception/action to the domain
of cognition: perceiving, acting, and thinking emerge out of the
interaction of the characteristics of the organism and the
characteristics of the environment. Moreover, it argues that this view
of organism–environment interaction provides a particularly
good framework for conceptualizing how spatial thinking emerges over
time. It begins with the general theoretical approach and its
implications for understanding spatial development. Then, examples from
the authors' own work are provided to illustrate how bias in memory for
location emerges out of the interaction of the structure available in
the task and the characteristics of the cognitive system. It concludes
with thoughts about why the concept of organism–environment
interaction is needed to understand change over both short and long time
scales.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Organism–Environment Interaction in Spatial Development
- Creators
- Jodie M PlumertAlycia M HundKara M Recker
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Emerging Spatial Mind
- DOI
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195189223.003.0002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; New York
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/03/2007
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984213395202771
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