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abstract: "While computational models are playing an increasingly important role in developmental psychology, at least one lesson from robotics is still being learned: modeling epigenetic processes often requires simulating an embodied, autonomous organism. This paper first contrasts prevailing models of infant cognition with an agent-based approach. A series of infant studies by Baillargeon (1986; Baillargeon & DeVos, 1991) is described, and an eye-movement model is then used to simulate infants' visual activity in this study. I conclude by describing three behavioral predictions of the eyemovement model, and discussing the implications of this work for infant cognition research."
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confdates: 'August 10-11, 2002'
conference: 'Second International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems'
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    given: Christopher G.
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  - family: Demiris
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  - family: Marom
    given: Yuval
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  - family: Kozima
    given: Hideki
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  - family: Balkenius
    given: Christian
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keywords: 'autonomous agents, computational model, embodiment, processeseye-movement, infant cognition'
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title: 'A lesson from robotics: Modeling infants as autonomous agents'
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volume: 94
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