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Theory testing and the global array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Thomas A. Stoffregen  and
Benoît G. Bardy
Thomas A. Stoffregen*
Affiliation:
School of Kinesiology, Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 www.hfrl.umn.edu
Benoît G. Bardy*
Affiliation:
Université Paris Sud-11, Center for Research in Sport Sciences, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France www.cress.u-psud.fr
*
tas@umn.edu
benoit.bardy@staps.u-psud.fr
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Abstract:

The new commentaries raise important issues about the target article (Stoffregen & Bardy 2001). The commentaries also highlight some assumptions, often implicit, that underlie traditional interpretations of perception. We argue that evaluation of the global array and its implications for perception requires both analytical research on specification in the global array and new empirical research on the use of information in the global array for the control of action.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 892 - 900
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Commentary on T. A. Stoffregen & B. G. Bardy (2001). On specification and the senses. BBS 24(2):195–261.

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