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Peer reviewedJohnson, Scott P.; Mason, Uschi – Child Development, 2002
Examined 2-month-old infants' perception of sparse random-dot displays depicting an illusory shape against a background in three experiments in which background texture, luminance cues, and relative motion information were added or deleted. Found that infants preferred novel stimuli in each condition, revealing an early capacity to perceive shape…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Infants, Kinesthetic Perception, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
