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Brad Jesness has added an update

Apr 26,2017

For some reason, I am still replying to some posts which cite 'evidence' that could yield false presumptions against perceptual shifts with ontogeny. (As is not unusual for me, I continued editing and adding to my Reply (Comment) for at least a half hour before finishing.) See: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Socializing-Sensorimotor-Contingencies-socSMCs/update/590067c21042bf2cbdf589d9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Re: a related matter : Expanded Appeal to Pass this Project on to Another/Others : This Update (second to the last preceding this), has been amended to reflect appropriate content for the APPEAL posted elsewhere.

Brad Jesness has added an update

Apr 26,2017

As it has been said: it is &quot;into your hands I commend my 'spirit' &quot;. Take it or leave it. I have addressed other positions vis-a-vis my own, and my own, to the extent I might.

Brad Jesness has added an update

Apr 14,2017

Expanded Appeal to Pass this Project on to Another/Others (much more information added in the fifth paragraph and to the end, below) This Project is an approach to translate the popular &quot;embedded&quot; theories into theories that have fundamental &quot;embedded&quot;-ness in the environment: it is there, according to Ethogram Theory, that the proximate causes to begin any significant cognitive development exist at their inception, that is, by some kind of interaction with aspects of the environment (if only via &quot;perceptual biases&quot;). We believe it is NOT in unlikely elaborate social-learning processes along with extremely speculative internal processes; and NOT simply with further &quot;cognizance&quot; (internal awareness) that somehow allows for more and higher-order processing, where that cognizance itself (in and of itself) is basically thought to be the proximate cause -- the beginning of a series of developments (at their inception). THIS IS THE MORE EMPIRICAL ALTERNATIVE TO THOSE VIEWS -- actually allowing for more learning/flexibility, along with having aspects of the environment being key. A hands-on, true Main Collaborator / Eye-Tracking Researcher is needed for THIS Human Ethology and Development Project, to test the hypotheses generated by the &quot;A Human Ethogram ...&quot; paper (and its associated paper, &quot;Information Processing Theory and Perspectives on Development (ethology) ...&quot;). I call the organizing theory Ethogram Theory. Since this work -- actual research using the new eye-tracking technology -- cannot be done by the author (the initial &quot;Collaborator&quot;), another person is necessary for the Project to proceed, for the Project to bear &quot;fruit&quot;. A new head (lead) Collaborator is needed. Feel free to inform researchers you know, who might &quot;fit the bill&quot;. The knowledge base and theoretical background of the person for this position can IN PART be known by reading the major papers of this Project (References) and also finding all the essays I have written here on researchgate.net (get this additional perspective by reading the Log items below (and going to the 'targets' of the links found therein); and go to my Profile, and then to Contributions, to read all the Questions-and-Answers associated with this author). Plus substantial long-term immersion in cognitive-development research and theoretical writings will be required. If good research results are found, the researcher would likely be very well-rewarded. The present &quot;Collaborator&quot; does not have enough knowledge or insight or creativity from adequate experience to know (or even to have any reasonable further guess at) better answers for the key qualitative environmental 'placeholders' in his own theory (aka the &quot;perceptual (perceptual/attentional) shifts&quot;). Here is why: This author has only done a years-worth of research, 32 years ago; otherwise he was mainly a college/community college psychology instructor (for 12 years) and otherwise &quot;things&quot; that are not as relevant -- see Profile info. Even assuming the present &quot;collaborator&quot; had the needed intelligence, he has not been immersed in research, theory and the related analysis and paper-writing to have the insight and creativity needed; this Collaborator is now retired and not in any sort of &quot;right place&quot;, so there is no hope he can rectify the short-comings. There is reason to believe in something better to occupy the placeholders; the placeholders of a certain nature are cited because they are there to fill a clear logical gap (the real phenomenon most likely are of the qualitative nature described in the 2 major Project papers) AND: This Project seeks and tries for more empiricism -- enough for a much more &quot;full&quot; empirical foundation for a developmental psychology. BUT presently all you will find is the vague 'placeholders'. And, this is all the present Collaborator has to offer. Again, the present Collaborator (this present writer) has no ability to shed further light on this central and most important matter. The fact that he cannot clearly see the actual empirical foundations theorized does most certainly NOT mean that someone, properly immersed and fully thinking in theory, could not do it. But, most unfortunately, this Collaborator can be of no further help in providing any insight or helping any explorations or discovery, leading to refinement. Again, this is an attempt to give the &quot;Human Ethology and Development&quot; Project away to someone who is capable and in the position to answer the needed questions. Andreas Demetriou, is one such person and I would offer my appeal to him and to any others who have a comparable distinguished research/theory background (which may be few). The MUCH NEEDED insightful, creative psychology researcher (one immersed in research, theory and the related analysis and paper-writing) would likely have to work with someone very good with eye-tracking technology and computer-assisted analysis software; and, a programmer -- because the software may very well need to be changed (updated) to look for certain special objects of focus or attention (based on observations of other-age subjects or in different time segments), or aspects of the set of eye movements seemingly associated with broader patterns (fully seen as potentially significant only across time segments), or those objects of focus or attention associated with subtle special patterns, the special meaning of which seems clear in relation to other behaviors in the same or other settings/circumstances. All these &quot;coming down to&quot; being eye movements in a given setting, associated with potentially important visual perception. (Although the present author tried to be thorough in the last sentence, these possibilities, just noted, may not be a full set of types of behaviors and/or patterns in eye-focus or attention which could potentially be of significance for development -- or perhaps we got lucky and they are.) (Obviously: Possible significant perception of interest is not that which has always routinely followed sensations.) [ Such a project would have the possibility of getting multiple sources of funding, not only that for developmental psychology (and education), but also funding sources seeking to help establish better (and perhaps easier) foundations for artificial intelligence. ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Those who feel my limitations are a disappointing weakness: you should know that I don't. My view indicates types of ways to look and possible types of challenges when looking for perceptual (perceptual/attentional) shifts. But, the fact that I cannot be more specific in my predictions about these &quot;shifts&quot;, not JUST indicates limited research (observation) experience (not to mention: limited equipment), but also indicates that I am appropriately open to a vista of possibilities, ANY of which may come to be hinted at and then seen in eye-tracking data ( given/with the other capacities involved, I have outlined elsewhere, and given the types of challenges you are aware of). While saying more would be a guess for me, it will soon not be much of a guess for you, because you will have the data, the computer-assisted analysis, and have the learning background to see at least hints. The hints may come quickly (or maybe not). (I would not be surprised if the hints did come quickly, simply because no one has even tried yet (so this IS a possibility).) Once you have the hints (and if you are correct), the specific hypotheses about the &quot;perceptual shifts&quot; will be formulated to be tested rather quickly, I believe. There is much reason for hope. In a real sense, I myself, simply never really started. I know that and you should know and appreciate that.

Brad Jesness has added an update

Apr 13,2017

Personal Note to those who follow me, and I do not follow back: It is quite likely I would like to follow you back and would (if our interests match, for example) BUT I cannot because I have reached my limit of &quot;Following&quot;s. In fact, I have exceeded the limit by hundreds (because their software was down and allowed it). It is likely that, THOUGH I REALLY WANT TO, I may never be able to follow-you-back because I am so far over my limit (I cannot choose among those I follow many hundreds to drop). I am sincerely sorry.

Brad Jesness has added an update

Apr 10,2017

Please see the Questions associated with this Project (link almost directly above the spot where THIS Update is). See this NEW one called &quot;Can we ever just 'look' without &quot;looking for something&quot;, &lt;-- that is: which we will understand right away (questions about eye-tracking research)? &quot; : https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_do_we_need_to_know_or_specify_to_look_for_behavior_patterns Also much related to the theory associated with this Project: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Shouldnt_any_Developmental_Psychology_Theory_offer_clear_Empiricism_and_how_to_maintain_that_AND_outline_a_clear_Epistemology