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NO SINGLE FACTOR HAS PRIORITY IN ACTION DEVELOPMENT A TRIBUTE TO ESTHER THELEN'S LEGACY

Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager, Cheshire ST7 2HL, England

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PAULION VAN HOF

Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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SIMONE R. CALJOUW

Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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ANNICK LEDEBT

Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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JOHN VAN DER KAMP

Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Institute for Human Performance, University of Hong Kong, 111-113, Pokfulam road, Hong Kong, P. R. China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635206001355Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

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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