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ERIC Number: EJ284321
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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From Spontaneous to Instrumental Behavior: Kinematic Analysis of Movement Changes During Very Early Learning.
Thelen, Esther; Fisher, Donna M.
Child Development, v54 n1 p129-40 Feb 1983
Subjects were six normal infants whose kicks were or were not reinforced. Examines how the temporal structure of kicking changed when infants learned a mobile task. Quantifies amplitude changes in spontaneous kicks versus those used operantly, and investigates whether reinforcement makes kicking more "efficient" through reducing extraneous variability in timing or amplitude. (RH)
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Positive Reinforcement, Spontaneous Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instrumental Behavior; Kicking Behavior; Kinematics; Temporal Structures