Journal article
Children's Road Crossing: A Window Into Perceptual-Motor Development
Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, Vol.16(5), pp.255-258
09/25/2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00515.x
PMCID: PMC2632589
PMID: 19180252
Abstract
Most research on perceptual-motor development has focused on changes occurring during infancy and toddlerhood. In this paper, we describe our work on the development of perceptual-motor development during late childhood and early adolescence in the context of an important applied problem: bicycling across traffic-filled roads. Specifically, we have examined the gaps between cars that children and adults accept when bicycling across intersections, using an immersive, interactive bicycling simulator. This work highlights both methodological advances in using immersive, interactive virtual environments to study perceptual-motor functioning as well as theoretical advances in understanding the problem of moving the self in relation to other moving objects. We conclude with ideas for future research and practical implications of this work.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Children's Road Crossing: A Window Into Perceptual-Motor Development
- Creators
- Jodie M Plumert - University of IowaJoseph K KearneyJames F Cremer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, Vol.16(5), pp.255-258
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00515.x
- PMID
- 19180252
- PMCID
- PMC2632589
- NLM abbreviation
- Curr Dir Psychol Sci
- ISSN
- 0963-7214
- eISSN
- 1467-8721
- Grant note
- R01 HD052875 / NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD052875-02 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/25/2007
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Computer Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984214749602771
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