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Peer reviewedYang, Raymond K.; Douthitt, Thomas C. – Child Development, 1974
A total of 43 infants were subjected to increasing intensities of a tactile stimulation (air puffs) until a behavioral response occured. All infants displayed increased heart rate responses at threshold. (ST)
Descriptors: Heart Rate, Infants, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Modalities
Peer reviewedRosinski, Richard R.; And Others – Child Development, 1978
First, third, and fifth graders made judgments of the geographical slant of surfaces depicted in photographs while optical slant and postural orientation were manipulated. The results indicated the existence of a linear mechanism which compensates for the effect of postural inclination. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kinesthetic Perception, Perceptual Development, Research
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)
Peer reviewedKaufmann-Hayoz, Ruth; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines 3-month-old infants' perception of "camouflaged" forms that were only visible when moving. Shows infants effectively use kinetic information to organize visual input in higher-order structures. (HOD)
Descriptors: Habituation, Infants, Kinesthetic Perception, Motion
