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TY - JOUR
T1 - Habituation patterns and object perception in young infants.
AU - Johnson, S. P.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The present study analysed data from 109 2-month-olds and 63 4-month-olds drawn from past studies of young infants' perception of object unity. These past studies investigated perception of object unity by analysing looking times to post-habituation displays. The present study explored relations between habituation patterns and object perception. There is evidence in the literature that habituation patterns in young infants may be related to concurrent perceptual skills, and later cognitive development. The present study revealed that 2-month-olds who seemed to perceive objects in depth during the habituation period took more time to habituate than did infants who did not seem to perceive objects in depth. However, no differences in habituation patterns among 4-month-olds were found. It might be that when infants first develop object perception skills, they require more time to process appropriately relevant stimulus information. By 4 months of age, object perception skills are more advanced and this extra time may not be needed.
AB - The present study analysed data from 109 2-month-olds and 63 4-month-olds drawn from past studies of young infants' perception of object unity. These past studies investigated perception of object unity by analysing looking times to post-habituation displays. The present study explored relations between habituation patterns and object perception. There is evidence in the literature that habituation patterns in young infants may be related to concurrent perceptual skills, and later cognitive development. The present study revealed that 2-month-olds who seemed to perceive objects in depth during the habituation period took more time to habituate than did infants who did not seem to perceive objects in depth. However, no differences in habituation patterns among 4-month-olds were found. It might be that when infants first develop object perception skills, they require more time to process appropriately relevant stimulus information. By 4 months of age, object perception skills are more advanced and this extra time may not be needed.
U2 - 10.1080/02646839608404518
DO - 10.1080/02646839608404518
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
SP - 207
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
JF - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
SN - 0264-6838
IS - 3
ER -