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Temporal Coordination of Arm Movements in Early Infancy: Do Infants Move in Synchrony with Adult Speech?
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Dowd, John M.; Tronick, Edward Z. – Child Development, 1986
Measures the degree of interdependence in timing between infants' right and left arm movements and between movements of both arms and the onsets of stressed vowels in tape-recorded infant-appropriate speech. (HOD)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Infants, Mothers, Motor Development
Adult-Like Temporal Characteristics of Mother-Infant Vocal Interactions.
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Jasnow, Michael; Feldstein, Stanley – Child Development, 1986
Examines whether vocal exchanges between preverbal infants and their mothers show characteristics similar to those found to be typical of conversational exchanges between competent adult speakers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Infants, Interpersonal Communication
Aspects of Timing in Child Development
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Ashton, R. – Child Development, 1976
Two problems that illustrate the importance of timing in human behavior are discussed. The major problem relates to timing in motor skill performance and acquisition. The second problem concerns the child's adaptation to his social milieu. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Psychomotor Skills