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Slater, Alan; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
Tested infants' remembrance of the orientations and angular relations of line segments. In one experiment, infants "dishabituated" to a change in orientation but not a change in angle. In two further experiments, infants familiar with either an acute or obtuse angle gave strong novelty preferences to a different angle. (BC)
Descriptors: Dimensional Preference, Foreign Countries, Neonates, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)