Side biases for holding and carrying infants: Reports from the past and possible lessons for today

Laterality

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 56-135

  Harris, Lauren Julius ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cradling; Handedness; History; Infants; Laterality; Side of holding and carrying

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EMOTIONS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; POSTURE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77949479328     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500802584371     Document Type: Article

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