A perception-action perspective on tool use development

Child Development

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-144

  Lockman, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033656649     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00127     Document Type: Article

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