Infants' Perception of Natural and Distorted Arrangements of a Schematic Face.

Maurer, Daphne; Barrera, Maria

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Infants' Perception of Natural and Distorted Arrangements of a Schematic Face.

Maurer, Daphne; Barrera, Maria

Child Development, v52 n1 p196-202 Mar 1981

One- and two-month-old infants were shown schematic drawings of a human face with features arranged (1) naturally, (2) symmetrically but scrambled, and (3) asymmetrically and scrambled. Two-month-olds discriminated among all arangements and preferred the natural arrangement; one-month-olds showed no discrimination or preference. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants, Perceptual Development, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception

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