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Direct linkRigato, Silvia; Menon, Enrica; Farroni, Teresa; Johnson, Mark H. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
In this study, 4-month-old infants' and adults' spontaneous preferences for emotional and neutral displays with direct and averted gaze are investigated using visual preference paradigms. Specifically, by presenting two approach-oriented emotions (happiness and anger) and two avoidance-oriented emotions (fear and sadness), we asked whether the…
Descriptors: Infants, Eye Movements, Adults, Visual Stimuli
Peer reviewedMorton, John; Johnson, Mark H. – Psychological Review, 1991
Evidence from 5 experiments with over 150 newborns suggests that infants are born with some information about the structure of faces. This information, termed CONSPEC, is contrasted with CONLERN, a device for learning visual characteristics of conspecifics. Distinction between these mechanisms allows for reconciling conflicting data about face…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedJohnson, Mark H.; Tucker, Leslie A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1996
Discusses changes occurring in two-, four-, and six-month-old infants' visual attention span, through a series of experiments examining their ability to orient to peripheral visual stimuli. The results obtained were consistent with the hypothesis that infants get faster with age in shifting attention to a spatial location. (AA)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Attention Span, Child Development
