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McCarty, Michael E.; Clifton, Rachel K.; Collard, Roberta R. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Evaluated 9-, 14-, and 19-month olds' strategies as they grasped and used spoons presented with the handle alternately oriented to left or right. Found that younger children reached with their preferred hand, disregarding the item's orientation. Older children anticipated the problem, alternated the hand used, and achieved an efficient radial grip…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Eye Hand Coordination, Handedness, Infant Behavior