Object permanence, reaching, and locomotion in infants who are blind

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-32

  Ross, S ^a   Tobin, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BLINDNESS; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LOCOMOTION; MOTHER; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; REVIEW; SOUND; THEORY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOICE;

EID: 0031012482     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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