Self-directed action affects planning in tool-use tasks with toddlers

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Claxton, Laura J ^a   McCarty, Michael E ^b   Keen, Rachel ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Externally directed action; Goal directed behaviors; Planning; Problem solving; Self directed action; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TODDLER;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 62149137001     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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