Directional preferences in the rotational play behaviors of young children

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-223

  Day, H D ^a   Day, Kaaren C ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior asymmetry; Children; Circling; Handedness; Laterality; Rotational movements; Spiral movement; Turning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 0031115949     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199704)30:3<213::AID-DEV4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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