OBJECT MANIPULATION AND EXPLORATION IN 2-MONTH-OLD TO 5-MONTH-OLD INFANTS
OBJECT MANIPULATION AND EXPLORATION IN 2-MONTH-OLD TO 5-MONTH-OLD INFANTS
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DOI:
10.1037/0012-1649.25.6.871
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发表时间:
1989-11-01
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
ROCHAT, P
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作者:
ROCHAT, P
The early development of exploratory behavior was studied. One study documents changes in free exploration of infants aged from 2 to 5 months. Another compares 3- and 4-5 month-olds when manipulating and exploring an object in the light or in the dark (no visual control over exploration). The third study compares multimodal exploration in 3- and 4-month-olds when presented with two different objects varying in multiple properties. Results show that significant changes occur between 2 and 5 months, relative spontaneous multimodal exploration of a novel object. Object exploration becomes increasingly multimodal. Bimanual coordination is first linked to the oral system, later reorganized in reference to vision when fingering emerges by 4 months. Manipulation in 3-month-olds is shown to be object-dependent. Factors controlling early object manipulation and functional changes in manual action prior to 6 months of age are discussed.