This study investigated the exploratory behavior 0f 15 legally blind preschoolers as they compared to 15 sighted preschoolers (matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status). Each child was videotaped interacting with a novel toy and a commercial toy for the purpose of looking for initiative-aggressiveness, interest, mode of examination, sensory utilization, assistance needed to solve each toy, and verbalizations during exploration and about the “solution” of each toy.
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