Introduction: why understanding development is hard -- Developmental mechanisms : eliminating the dichotomy -- The "humpty-dumpty problem" in the study of development -- The role of constraints in development -- Developmental cascades : a new framework to understand change -- The development of looking behavior in infancy -- Cascades and object knowledge -- The development of knowledge of animates and inanimates in infancy -- Conclusions: applications, generalizations, challenges, and a call to action.
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