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Jung, Wendy P.; Kahrs, Björn A.; Lockman, Jeffrey J. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Handled artifacts are ubiquitous in human technology, but how young children engage in spatially coordinated behaviors with these artifacts is not well understood. To address this issue, children (N = 30) from 17-36 months were studied with motion tracking technology as they fit the distal segment of a handled artifact into a slot. The handle was…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Spatial Ability, Child Development
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Woods, Rebecca J.; Wilcox, Teresa – Developmental Psychology, 2013
A hierarchical progression in infants' ability to use surface features, such as color, as a basis for object individuation in the first year has been well established (Tremoulet, Leslie, & Hall, 2000; Wilcox, 1999). There is evidence, however, that infants' sensitivity to surface features can be increased through multisensory (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Infants, Human Posture, Motor Development, Object Manipulation
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Higgins, Carol I.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Compared the postural responsiveness of seven-, eight-, and nine-month-old infants. Results indicated greater use of optic flow for postural control after a self-produced locomotor experience. Infants with endogenous (creeping) or artificial (walker) self-produced locomotor experience responded to portions of the optic flow field, whereas…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Human Posture, Infant Behavior