WEIRD walking: cross-cultural research on motor development

Behav Brain Sci. 2010 Jun;33(2-3):95-6. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X10000117. Epub 2010 Jun 15.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Development / physiology*
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Humans
  • Motor Skills / physiology*
  • Walking / physiology