Action in Infancy: A Foundation for Cognitive Development
Action in Infancy: A Foundation for Cognitive Development
This chapter focuses on examining early stages of action and finds that actions are an extension of cognitive functions and associated developments. Actions play a key role in every sphere of interaction and activity among living organisms, including human beings, and are influenced by goals and origin as a representation of intrinsic motivation to achieve a specific objective or purpose. The quality and specificity of actions are influenced by different levels of cognitive developments in living organisms. Perception plays a key role in planning, and executes actions for achieving specific goals and objectives. Perception-based systems are also essential for performing meaningful actions, as these systems provide the necessary information for such actions.
Keywords: cognitive functions, human beings, intrinsic motivation, specificity
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