Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0906 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Culture and Fine Motor Skill
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The idea
Culture shapes motor skill: Hong Kong children, with early practice using writing tools and chopsticks, outperformed US children on fine motor tests.
In practice
A six-year-old deftly picking up a single grain of rice with chopsticks.
Where people slip
Group differences in motor skill reflect childrearing and exposure, not fixed ability, a point unit five made for sex differences.
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