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Motor milestone attainments predicts spatial development: Can exploration explain the link?| old_uid | 13816 |
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| title | Motor milestone attainments predicts spatial development: Can exploration explain the link? |
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| start_date | 2014/04/10 |
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| schedule | 13h30 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | Bât. Freinet, 2e étage, salle F 203 |
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| summary | Inspired by embodiment theory (Smith & Gasser, 2005; Thelen & Smith, 1994) our work focusses on the relation between early motor development (such as learning to sit and walk) and advances in the field of spatial cognition and language and on factors possibly mediating this relation. Within the field of language we focus specifically on spatial language. I will present recent work form our lab regarding the link between motor milestone attainment and general vocabulary (Oudgenoeg-Paz, Volman, & Leseman, 2012), and work focussing on spatial exploration behaviour as a mechanism mediating these relations (Oudgenoeg-Paz, Leseman, & Volman, 2014; Oudgenoeg-Paz, Leseman, & Volman, Submitted). In the discussion I will focus on the meaning of the findings to the theory, other factors with might mediate these relations and on new questions and directions for future research.
References :
Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., Leseman, P.P.M. & Volman, M.J.M (2013). Can infant self-locomotion and spatial exploration predict spatial memory at school age? European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10(7), 36-48.
Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., Volman, M.J.M & Leseman, P.P.M. (2012). Attainment of sitting and walking predicts development of productive vocabulary between ages 16 and 28 months. Infant Behavior and Development, 35(4), 733-736. |
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| responsibles | Riviere |
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