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Abstract Spontaneous Motor Tempo (SMT) is influenced by individual differences in age and body size. We present the first data documenting the SMT of infants from five‐ to 37‐months‐of‐age using a simple drumming task. As in late childhood and adulthood, we predicted that infant SMT would slow across the first years of life. However, we find that older infants drum more quickly than younger infants. Further, studies of adults suggest larger bodies prefer slower rhythms. This relationship may...

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