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Freier, Livia; Mason, Luke; Bremner, Andrew J. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
An ability to perceive tactile and visual stimuli in a common spatial frame of reference is a crucial ingredient in forming a representation of one's own body and the interface between bodily and external space. In this study, the authors investigated young infants' abilities to perceive colocation between tactile and visual stimuli presented on…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Tactual Perception, Visual Stimuli, Infants
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Benson, Janette B.; Uzgiris, Ina C. – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Results of a study of 10- and 11- month-old infants support Piaget's hypothesis that practical, action-based knowledge during infancy is involved in achievement of spatial understanding and that the experience of self-initiated locomotion contributes to spatial development. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Infants, Perceptual Motor Learning, Spatial Ability
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Stiles-Davis, Joan – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Used a set of six measures to analyze both the products and process of spatial grouping in 40 children between the ages of 18 and 42 months. Results confirmed and elaborated on previously established developmental findings for each measure. (SKC)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Infants, Kinesthetic Perception, Perceptual Motor Learning
Muste, Jean; Fellows, Rae R. – 1985
Intended for parents, the manual contains suggestions for play and games with visually impaired children. Parents are advised to tell the children what they are doing and using while engaged in activities, to increase their knowledge of the world and of themselves. Ideas span eight areas: body awareness (touching body parts while naming them);…
Descriptors: Body Image, Early Childhood Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Games