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Right-Left Approach and Reaching Arm Movements of 4-Month Infants in Free and Constrained Conditions
Direct linkMorange-Majoux, Francoise; Dellatolas, Georges – Brain and Cognition, 2010
Recent theories on the evolution of language (e.g. Corballis, 2009) emphazise the interest of early manifestations of manual laterality and manual specialization in human infants. In the present study, left- and right-hand movements towards a midline object were observed in 24 infants aged 4 months in a constrained condition, in which the hands…
Descriptors: Infants, Object Manipulation, Psychomotor Skills, Handedness
Vauclair, Jacques; Imbault, Juliette – Developmental Science, 2009
The aim of this study was to measure the pattern of hand preferences for pointing gestures as a function of object-manipulation handedness in 123 infants and toddlers (10-40 months). The results showed that not only right-handers but also left-handers and ambidextrous participants tended to use their right hand for pointing. There was a…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Nonverbal Communication, Handedness
Peer reviewedMcCarty, 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
