[Xmca-l] Re: Leontyev's activities

[Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>]

On 20 October 2013 22:50, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 20 October 2013 19:29, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Very Brave of you to respond to Sukanta, Huw.
>> Very daunting question, Sukanta.
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> It beats the alternative.  In developmental psychology we trust.
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>> There is a special issue of the journal, Mind, Culture, and Activity
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>> of years ago that is devoted to the study of Kurt Lewin's action theory
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>> socio-cultural-historical school. This is a contemporary topic of concern.
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>> Do you have access to the journal?
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>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com
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>> > Activity theory implicates a holistic developmental paradigm frequently
>> > focused upon the social genesis of mind.  Cognitive psychology is an
>> > umbrella term that typically implicates a much weaker "present
>> competence"
>> > paradigm and simpler set of practices, principally attending to
>> > individual's "processing" in relation to objects of interest, that are
>> > typically ignorant of the profound issues addressed in activity theory.
>> >  However, if you wanted to you could situate activity theory within
>> > cognitive psychology as it is concerned with the genesis of
>> > cognition<http://www.marxists.org/archive/luria/works/1976/problem.htm
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>> > cognitive psychology typically is not).
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>> > If you do the reading I think you'll find that there are no "basic
>> > differences" that would be worth bothering with.  You are better off
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>> > "What are the assumptions of these theories and what do they set out to
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>> > On 13 October 2013 07:21, Sukanta Majumdar <sukantamajumdar@aim.com>
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>> > > Hello
>> > > Will anybody in this group kindly tell me what is the basic difference
>> > > among Activity theory, Cognitive Psychology and K.L. Lewin's Field
>> > Theory?
>> > > I am not from Psychology background, but interested to learn about
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>> > > Sukanta Majumdar, PhD
>> > > Assistant Professor
>> > > School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
>> > > Transit Campus:
>> > > MANIT campus, Sports Complex,
>> > > Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 462051.
>> > > sukantamajumdar@aim.com
>> > > sukanta@spabhopal.ac.in
>> > > www.spabhopal.ac.in
>> > > Mo. No: +91-9479910018.
>> > > Ph. No: +91-755-2670910-ext 238.
>> > > Fax No: +91-755-2670908.
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