A theoretical framework in which ideas from the dynamical systems approach are extended to address how information is processed. The concept of activation is used similarly as in connectionism, but strong interactions within an activation dynamics lead to attractors and instabilities. The application of a dynamic field theory in psychology is not new. In the field theory of Kurt Lewin (1890-1947), a field was defined as the totality of coexisting facts, which are conceived of as being mutually interdependent, with behavior being a function of the field that exists at the time the behaviour occurs.
See Activation, Attractor, Connectionism, Dynamical systems approaches, Hodology, Instability