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The effect of weight distribution and previous experience on tool use training in infancy

dc.contributor.advisorNeedham, Amy
dc.contributor.authorBorten, Ariel
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-17T19:40:14Z
dc.date.available2011-07-17T19:40:14Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/4824
dc.description.abstractMany different factors play a role in the development of an infant’s ability to use tools. A previous version of the current study examined active versus observational learning on an infant’s ability to be trained to use a novel tool to succeed in a test task. The results showed that both types of learning appeared to be equally effective. This follow-up study added a second factor to examine the effects of training when there is a characteristic about the tool that cannot be determined through visual observation. This time the novel tool had an unexpected weight distribution making the straight handle of the tool much heavier than the round handle. This study showed that the uneven weight distribution of the tool actually resulted in infants having a higher overall success rates during test than in the previous version of the study. This suggests that the uneven weight distribution may have focused infant’s attention on how they were holding the tool therefore increasing their ability to success on the test task.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences under the direction of Prof. Amy Needhamen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt Universityen_US
dc.subjecttool useen_US
dc.subjectinfancyen_US
dc.subjectweight distributionen_US
dc.subjectactive or observational learningen_US
dc.subject.lcshDevelopmental psychologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshToolsen_US
dc.subject.lcshInfants -- Developmenten_US
dc.titleThe effect of weight distribution and previous experience on tool use training in infancyen_US
dc.title.alternativeWeight distribution on tool use trainingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.collegePeabody Collegeen_US
dc.description.schoolVanderbilt Universityen_US
dc.description.departmentPsychology and Human Developmenten_US


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