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Perceptual Categorization of Cat and Dog Silhouettes by 3- to 4-Month-Old Infants.
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Quinn, Paul C.; Eimas, Peter D.; Tarr, Michael – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2001
Four experiments utilizing the familiarization-novelty preference procedure examined whether 3- and 4-month-olds could form categorical representations for cats versus dogs from the perceptual information available in silhouettes. Findings indicated that general shape or external contour information centered about the head was sufficient for…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior, Infants
On Categorization in Early Infancy.
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Quinn, Paul C.; Eimas, Peter D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1986
Reviews the research literature on the abilities of infants to categorize visual information on dot patterns; schematic faces; hue; and orientation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology