Infant stereotyped repetitive movements precede and scaffold the development of goal-directed motor skills¶
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q2 i? Simple repetitive behaviors such as arm waving and body rocking precede complex goal-directed motor behaviors using the same body segments. → Sofia Tancredi 2024
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Sofia Tancredi 2024¶
Sofia Tancredi, Dor Abrahamson. (2024). Stimming as Thinking: a Critical Reevaluation of Self-Stimulatory Behavior as an Epistemic Resource for Inclusive Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09904-y
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The authors cite Thelen's infant observational studies: "arm waving and body rocking, are observed to precede goal-directed complex motor behaviors" such as reaching and crawling, framing stimming as foundational to skilled action. No effect size printed.
"Simple repetitive behaviors, such as arm waving and body rocking, are observed to precede goal-directed complex motor behaviors that use the same body segments (reaching and crawling) (Thelen, 1979)."
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Infant stereotyped repetitive movements precede and scaffold the development of goal-directed motor skills |
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Infant stereotyped repetitive movements precede and scaffold the development of goal-directed motor skills |
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