MidTerm

 For this assignment, you will need to read the paper included in the Midterm module (Moving Toward a Grand Theory of Development: In Memory of Esther Thelen, 2006). This paper will give you a general direction of the theories of development by focusing on the life and scientific work of Esther Thelen.

Assignment

Format Requirements: 800-1000 words. Double-spaced. Arial 11 point font.

Explain the findings for the 1) newborn stepping, 2) infant reaching, and 3) A-not-B experiments in the light of dynamical systems theory and the concepts introduced previously in the dynamic systems theory assignment (attractors, dynamic stability, phase shift, soft assembly, etc.).