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Midreach correction in 7-month-olds.

N E Berthier¹, D J Robin

¹Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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|December 29, 2009

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Motor Control
Infant Perception-Action

Background:

Infant reaching is theorized to involve perception-action cycles.
These cycles involve assessing hand and target positions to guide movement.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if 7-month-old infants can correct their reaching movements mid-flight.
To determine the latency of such corrections when a target's location is shifted.

Main Methods:

Observing 12 seven-month-old infants as they reached for a target.
Shifting the target's location during the infants' reaches.
Analyzing the infants' ability to adjust hand direction mid-reach.

Main Results:

Infants successfully corrected their reaching direction in the majority of trials where the target was shifted.
The latency for these mid-flight corrections ranged between 200 and 400 milliseconds.

Conclusions:

The findings support the hypothesis that infants actively monitor hand and target positions during reaching.
Infants demonstrate an ability to adjust their movements in response to perceived errors during the reach cycle.