Article archive / December 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 12. Source pages: 7.
The American Psychological Association (APA) is showcasing the work of Tulane professor Dr. Jeffery Lockman at the new blog “Psychology: Science in Action.” The webpage highlights psychologists and psychological scientists and their careers.
Dr. Jeffery Lockman is a developmental psychologist who have been studying tool use in children. He and his research team look at how the development of tool use might be related to object manipulation skills in infants. Lockman also researches spatial cognition in children, with emphasis on how children code the location of objects and object features. He looks at this and other mental abilities and what he calls, “perception action skills.” “I became interested in babies because they present a very interesting challenge,” he said to APA. “They clearly are capable of thinking but they can’t quite tell us through language what they are thinking or what their thought processes are.”
To see this feature go to http://www.apa.org/action/career s/improve-lives/jeffrey- lockman.aspx
Dr. Lockman has published research with students and colleagues in Experimental Brain Research, Enfance, Infancy, and Child Development.
Dr. Lockman co-chaired the biennial conference of the National Society for Research in Child Development, held in March in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tulane’s Dr. Jeffery Lockman looks on as baby hammers. Lockman is a leading researcher in “perception action skills.” He co-chaired the conference for the National Society for Research in Child Development and is being showcased by APA on their website. (Courtesy photo)
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