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Concerning Phenomenal Expectations

Issues in Developmental Psychology

Title: Concerning Phenomenal Expectations

Term Paper (Advanced seminar) , 2016 , 12 Pages , Grade: 1,0

Autor:in: John Dorsch (Author)

Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century
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Dishabituation experiments that involve an increase in the duration of longer looking times of infants have been argued to entail core knowledge. Despite how one chooses to understand the results of these experiments and whether or not core knowledge is needed to describe and explain them, what is needed is a theory that explains why infants find a state of affairs more novel and why infants behave as they do. This theory would account for infants' expectations. In his forthcoming publication, Stephen Butterfill suggest a theory based on what he calls phenomenal expectations. Butterfill maintains that phenomenal expectations not only describe and explain infants' behavior in anticipatory looking experiments, but also they are able to overcome Davidson's challenge of providing a middle-ground between propositional thought and mindless behavior. I begin by introducing the discussion concerning dishabituation experiments, core knowledge and phenomenal expectation, then I investigate the significance of phenomenal expectations integrated into theories of perception and test whether phenomenal expectations overcome Davidson's challenge.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

  • Introduction
  • Core Knowledge
  • Object Indexes and Davidson's Challenge
  • Phenomenal Expectations

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This text explores the concept of phenomenal expectations in relation to infant cognition and how it can provide a theory that explains infant behavior in dishabituation experiments. The text also investigates whether phenomenal expectations overcome Davidson's challenge, which argues against the possibility of understanding the infant mind.

  • Dishabituation experiments and core knowledge
  • Phenomenal expectations as a theory of infant cognition
  • Davidson's challenge and the limitations of understanding infant minds
  • The role of object indexes in infant perception
  • The significance of phenomenal expectations in overcoming Davidson's challenge

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

  • Introduction: This chapter introduces the concept of dishabituation experiments and how they are used to investigate infant cognition. It discusses the importance of understanding infant minds and the role of core knowledge in their development.
  • Core Knowledge: This chapter delves into the history of core knowledge claims, discussing theories like Piaget's enactivism and Gestalt theory. It highlights Spelke's experiments disproving these theories and introducing the Simple View as an alternative.
  • Object Indexes and Davidson's Challenge: This chapter examines the theory of object indexes as a possible replacement for the Simple View. It discusses the limitations of object indexes in explaining dishabituation experiments and introduces Davidson's challenge, which questions the possibility of understanding infant minds.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The key terms and concepts explored in this text include dishabituation experiments, core knowledge, phenomenal expectations, Davidson's challenge, object indexes, infant cognition, and perception.

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Title
Concerning Phenomenal Expectations
Subtitle
Issues in Developmental Psychology
College
University of Tubingen
Grade
1,0
Author
John Dorsch (Author)
Publication Year
2016
Pages
12
Catalog Number
V412269
ISBN (eBook)
9783668634367
ISBN (Book)
9783668634374
Language
English
Tags
philosophy of psychology Developmental Psychology
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John Dorsch (Author), 2016, Concerning Phenomenal Expectations, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/412269
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