WEIRD walking: cross-cultural research on motor development.
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Motor development - traditionally studied in WEIRD populations - falls victim to assumptions of universality similar to other domains described by Henrich et al. However, cross-cultural research illustrates the extraordinary diversity that is normal in motor skill acquisition. Indeed, motor development provides an important domain for evaluating cultural challenges to a general behavioral science.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Behavioral and brain sciences
دوره 33 2-3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010