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Postural evolution and integration of the prehension gesture in children aged 4 to 10 months
Author(s) -
Fontaine Roger,
Bonniec Gilberte Pieraut
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1988.tb01096.x
Subject(s) - psychology , gesture , developmental psychology , maturity (psychological) , relation (database) , motor skill , database , computer science , computer vision
The development of prehension in 96 subjects aged 4 to 10 months was studied in relation to age and posture. It appears that, despite the strong statistical relation between age and posture, the latter is a better predictor of the degree of maturity of prehension gesture than is age. Postural acquisition, therefore, appears as one of the factors which cause restructuring of prehension in the course of the infant's development.