Showing papers by "Heather A. Henderson published in 2000"
TL;DR: A brief commentary on how the lessons presented by Campos et al. can be helpful for the study of temperament are illustrated and issues are taken with the distinctions raised.
Abstract: Campos et al. (this issue) describe a developmental model that they use to specifically examine the influence of self-produced locomotion (SPL) on various psychological domains. In this model, locomotor experience is seen as an organizer of change across a range of psychological phenomena. SPL appears to influence emotional and perceptual development in profound ways, and it appears to do so via the experiences that the infant receives as a function of locomotion. These experiences vary from changes in interaction with caregivers during the development of SPL to the novel qualities of perceptual input that are a result of SPL. Campos and colleagues propose that SPL acts as an organizer around which change occurs in multiple domains. They are careful to say that SPL is neither necessary nor sufficient to bring about developmental change. At the beginning and end of this well-written and thorough article, Campos et al. provide a thoughtful discussion that provides a useful starting point for thinking about development in general. We have found it useful to utilize the points made in the discussion to help us think about the effect of infant temperament on development. In this brief commentary we would like to begin by illustrating how the lessons presented by Campos et al. can be helpful for the study of temperament. In addition, we take issue with the distinctions raised by Campos et al. between experience and biological causes of change. The changes in perceptual abilities and emotional behaviors that Campos et al. outline are necessarily the product of brain–behavior interactions. It is possible that the nervous system must be readied for such experiences to have their desired effect. In the Campos et al. model (this issue), locomotion is not by itself a causal agent. Change in various other psychological domains results from experiences INFANCY, 1(2), 239–244 Copyright © 2000, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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