Effect of Self-Initiated Locomotion on Infant Search Activity.

Benson, Janette B.; Uzgiris, Ina C.

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ERIC Number: EJ334839

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Publication Date: 1985

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Effect of Self-Initiated Locomotion on Infant Search Activity.

Benson, Janette B.; Uzgiris, Ina C.

Developmental Psychology, v21 n6 p923-31 Nov 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

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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