| Description |
1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; I: INTRODUCTION: EVENT COGNITION AND THE CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE; Introduction: Event Cognition and the Conditions of Existence; Motion Events; Structural Change Events; The Conditions of Existence; The Question of Mental Mediation; Flow Events as Summary Patterns; Summary; Previews; References; II: ORDER IN BEHAVIOR AND EVENTS; 1. The Direct Perception of Universals: A Theory of Knowledge Acquisition; The Concept of Universals; Theories of Knowledge; Invariants and Decisions Pertinent to Survival |
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A Lateralization HypothesisConcluding Remarks; References; 2. Schemas in Cognition; The Role of Action and Perception in the Schematization of Knowledge; The Event Perception Hypothesis; The Concept of Schema Revisited; Thought as Schematization; References; 3. Abstract Conceptual Knowledge: How We Know What We Know; The Abstract Nature of Concepts; Generative Concepts; Experiments on Generative Conceptual Systems; Event Concepts as Generative Knowledge; General Conclusions; References; 4. From Stimulus to Symbol; Environment: An Analysis; Symbolization: A Synthesis; References |
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5. An Ecological Perspective on Concepts and CognitionFrom Concepts to Cognition; Some Past and Present Research on Concepts; Some Conceptual Difficulties with Current Notions about Concept -- Concepts and Cognition in Open Systems; References; III: VISUAL EVENTS; 6. Apprehending Pictorial Events; Some Experiments on Pictorial Events; Further Explorations; References; 7. Thinking on Your Feet: The Consequences of Action for the Relation of Perception and Cognition; The Adaptive Value of Cognitive Processes that Model Reality; Memory and Active Perception: Three Experiments |
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Two Views of ComplementaritySummary and Conclusions; References; IV: LINGUISTIC EVENTS; 8. Motion Analysis of Grammatical Processes in a Visual-Gestural Language; Introduction: Modality and Language; Linguistic Movements Rendered as Dynamic Point-Light Displays; Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics and Linguistic Analysis; Summary; References; 9. Memory for Meaning: The Ecological Use of Language; Theories of Meaning; An Experimental Comparison of Salience, Typicality, and Significance; General Discussion and Implications; References; V: MUSICAL EVENTS; 10. Invariants in Sound |
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Search for Invariants: Some Implications for Music Perception and Psychophysical ScalingThe Logarithmic Spiral; The Spiral and Frequency Relationships; Conclusion; References; 11. Music Perception as Detection of Pitch-Time Constraints; Introduction: Group Theory and Musical Pitch and Time; Experiments on the Detection of Pitch and Time Constraints; Realism and Musical Perception; Epilog: Music Perception or Cognition?; References; VI: SOCIAL EVENTS; 12. An Ecological Analysis of the Protection of Primate Infants; Evolution and Infant Care; Protection of Nonhuman Primate lnfants |
| Summary |
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Infant Care in Neotenous Apes (Humans) |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Balzano, Gerald J
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| ISBN |
9781317767213 |
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1317767217 |
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