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Direct linkvanMarle, Kristy; Wynn, Karen – Developmental Science, 2006
While many studies have investigated duration discrimination in human adults and in nonhuman animals, few have investigated this ability in infants. Here, we report findings that 6-month-old infants are able to discriminate brief durations, and, as with other animal species, their discrimination function is characterized by Weber's Law:…
Descriptors: Animals, Infants, Adults, Stimuli
