Infant's sensitivity to correlations between static and dynamic features in a category context

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The ability of 14-22-month olds', to attend to correlations between static and dynamic features embedded in a category context is investigated by four experiments with the habituation procedure. Infants' developing ability to attend to correlations, constraints on learning, category coherence, and the development of the animate-inanimate distinction are discussed.

Author: Rakison, David H.

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A secret agent? How infants learn about the identity of objects in a casual scene

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The role of correlations between dynamic and static parts on infants' ability to learn the identity of agents and recipients in a simple casual event was studied. Four experiments were conducted on infants and results discussed with respect to infants' developing ability to attend to correlations.

Author: Rakison, David H.
Infants, Infant development, Cognition in infants, Infant cognition

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How do children coordinate simultaneous upper and lower extremity tasks? The development of dual motor task coordination

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A study of how children learn to coordinate doing to actions at once is examined. Children in 4 different age groups were asked to clap and step at the same time.

Author: Getchell, Nancy, Whitall, Jill
Maryland, Psychological aspects, Motor learning, Movement, Psychology of, Movement (Psychology), Psychomotor performance

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Subjects list: Research, United States, Child development
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