James Mark Baldwin on the Origins of Right- and Left-Handedness: The Story of an Experiment That Mattered.

Harris, Lauren Julius

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Publication Date: 1986

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James Mark Baldwin on the Origins of Right- and Left-Handedness: The Story of an Experiment That Mattered.

Harris, Lauren Julius

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v50 n4-5 p44-64 1986

Reviews early theoretical and research literature on handedness and places it within the larger context of the nature-nurture controversy. Discussion focuses on Baldwin's study of the development of hand preference in infants in relation to the recapitulation theory, mental development ("dynamogenesis"), and speech development. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Animals, Cognitive Development, Evolution, Infants, Language Acquisition, Lateral Dominance, Nature Nurture Controversy, Physical Development, Research, Speech

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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