Joint drumming: Social context facilitates synchronization in preschool children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-314

  Kirschner, Sebastian ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child development; Evolution; Human behavior; Interpersonal coordination; Joint action; Music; Rhythmic entrainment; Sensorimotor synchronization; Shared intentionality; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACOUSTICS; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 60249087045     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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