48 children 3.5 to 5.2 yr. old inspected blocks supporting two three-dimensional patterns. Subjects allowed simultaneous haptic and visual exploration and those merely seeing the standard showed greater visual recognition of the patterns than children who only inspected the blocks haptically. Compared with haptic exploration alone, bimodal inspection reduced the time children spent touching the patterns and sharply lowered the frequency of palmar grasping and simultaneous exploration by more than one finger. Under bimodal conditions, haptic activity thus seemed under visual guidance.
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