Learning in the Development of Infant Locomotion (Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development) - Softcover

Infants master crawling and walking in varied environments while their bodies and skills continually change. This longitudinal study examines their adaptive responses and reveals a process of differentiation and selection spurred by changes in everyday experience, body dimensions, and locomotor proficiency. The findings indicate that infants learn to gauge their abilities "on-line" as they encounter new situations.