2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developmental change of gesture pattern in children.
| Project/Area Number |
20830085
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Wayo Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
OHGAMI Yuko Wayo Women's University, 人間・社会学系, 講師 (40452031)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 身振り / 道具使用身振り / BPO(body-part-as-object) / 言語発達 / 幼児 |
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| Research Abstract |
Gesture pattern change during childhood. This study investigated whether this change was correlated to cognitive development (e.g., language ability, visuospacial ability) or not. Three experiments focused on tool-use-gestures. These gestures were changed from BPO(body-part-as-object) pattern to pantomime pattern, especially from four-year-old to five-year-old. The results raised possibility that the development of tool-use-gestures during childhood is supported by visuospatial ability, not languge ability.
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