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von Hofsten, Claes; Fazel-Zandy, Shirin – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1984
In this longitudinal study, infants' visual guidance of hand orientation was investigated by presenting a rod either horizontally or vertically to see if the orientation of the reaching hand was adjusted toward the orientation of the rod before contacting it. Subjects were l8 infants seen monthly between 18 and 34 weeks of age. (RH)
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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Colangelo, Gary A.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
This study examined elbow angle during a fine motor task (threading a needle), in the context of positions used in preclinical training exercises and assumed by practitioners performing dental procedures. The 101 subjects tended to choose an obtuse angle (mean of 125 degrees) and to vary this angle only slightly in repeated trials. (DB)
Descriptors: Biomechanics, Dentistry, Eye Hand Coordination, Higher Education
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Hatwell, Yvette – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Recent work on the development of the perceptual information-seeking function of the hand in relation to its motor-executive function is reviewed. (PCB)
Descriptors: Children, Eye Hand Coordination, Infants, Motor Development