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Ecological validity, embodiment, and killjoy explanations in developmental psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2017

Shane Zappettini
Shane Zappettini*
Affiliation:
Program in Cognitive Science, and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. szappett@indiana.edu
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Abstract

Keven & Akins (K&A) present a compelling alternative to the case for neonatal orofacial imitation, offered by Meltzoff and Moore. However, they provide little concerning what lessons their proposal has to offer developmental psychology more generally. I suggest three candidates and elaborate on how they raise outstanding methodological and philosophical questions for the approach taken in the target article.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e402
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