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Objectivity, intentionality, and levels of explanation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Ulrich Müller
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G3 mueller@psych.utoronto.ca
Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6 jcarpend@sfu.ca

Abstract

Notwithstanding many similarities between Thelen et al.'s and Piaget's accounts of the A-not-B error, we argue that, in contrast to Piaget, they do not explicitly address the issue of objectivity. We suggest that this omission is partly due to the fact that Thelen et al. and Piaget's accounts are pitched at different levels of explanation.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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