Bimanual role differentiated toy play during infancy.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- George F. Michel, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Role-differentiated bimanual manipulation requires each hand to perform different, but complementary, actions on one or more objects. It is usually considered to be a late-developing high- level motor and cognitive skill involving the coordination of the two hemispheres of the brain. The frequency of role-differentiated bimanual manipulations was recorded in a longitudinal sample of 24 infants tested at 7, 9, 11, and 13 months during play with 10 different toys. Role differentiation was observed as early as 7 months, and its frequency was unaffected by toy characteristics. Role-differentiated bimanual actions increased with age, and the type of toy did influence the likelihood of eliciting role differentiation between 9 and 13 months.
Bimanual role differentiated toy play during infancy.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Infant Behavior & Development. 1995; 18: 299-307.
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Keywords
- Bimanual, Manipulation, Hand, Infants, Play, Role differentiation