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Motor Development as the Development of Systems: Comments on the Special Section.
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von Hofsten, Claes – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Describes the perception-action approach and the dynamic systems approach to motor development. Discusses the importance of understanding the development of the brain and the importance of longitudinal studies of motor development. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Motor Development, Perceptual Development, Research Needs
Object Manipulation and Exploration in Two- to Five-Month-Old Infants.
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Rochat, Philippe – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Studied the early development of exploratory behavior in 99 infants of 2-5 months. Results show that there are significant changes in spontaneous multimodal exploration of a novel object between 2 and 5 months. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Exploratory Behavior, Infant Behavior
Relation of Young Infants' Reaching Behavior to Stimulus Distance and Solidity
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Field, Jeffery – Developmental Psychology, 1976
The reaching behavior of 12 infants in the presence of solid objects and pictures of objects placed within and beyond possible contact distance was videotaped in three sessions at 15, 19, and 24 weeks of age. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Depth Perception, Early Childhood Education, Eye Hand Coordination
Early School Competence: The Roles of Sex-Segregated Play and Effortful Control.
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Fabes, Richard A.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Hanish, Laura D.; Anders, Mary C.; Madden-Derdich, Debra A. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined the role of same-sex peer interactions in influencing early school competence and the degree to which effortful control (EC) moderated these relations. Results indicated that EC, measured at the end of the Fall semester, moderated the relations of children's same-sex play to their school competence, measured at the end of the following…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Childhood Attitudes, Competence, Inhibition