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Peer reviewedDannemiller, James L.; Stephens, Benjamin R. – Child Development, 1988
Evaluates models of infant visual preferences with predictions based on the physical attributes of visual patterns using pairs of schematic faces and abstract patterns identical except for contrast reversals. Results suggest that a fundamental change in the determinants of visual preference occurs postnatally between 6 and 12 weeks. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Perceptual Development
Peer reviewedWetherford, Margaret J.; Cohen, Leslie B. – Child Development, 1973
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Pattern Recognition
Peer reviewedSchaffer, H. Rudolph; And Others – Child Development, 1972
Wariness did not set in gradually over a period of time but, on the contrary, was found in its fully developed form at 9 months, having been completely absent at 8 months. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Psychology, Eye Fixations, Infants
