Two-dimensional representations of the third dimension and their perception by infants.
Many researchers have examined the perception of the third dimension or the preference for three-dimensional versus two-dimensional stimuli in infants, but little is known about infants' representation of the third dimension in a two-dimensional display. Two experiments were conducted to study this capacity. The first experiment was a replication of earlier work, involving a television screen. No difference was observed between looking durations for the 'normal' and 'strange' events in 4-month-olds. As this situation was cognitively complex, a simpler interposition situation was displayed to 3-month-olds in the second experiment. Infants then looked longer at the 'strange' event than at the 'normal' event, suggesting that in a complex situation more perceptual indices must be given to infants. These different data are discussed.
Lécuyer
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Laboratoire Cognition et Développement, Université René Descartes-CNRS, Paris, France. roger.lecuyer@psycho.univ-paris5.fr
Durand
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D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013690:Television