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Infants, too, are global perceivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Arlene Walker-Andrews
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 [email protected] www.rci.rutgers.edu/~arlenewa

Abstract

Infants are global perceivers. They detect patterns in stimulation that allow detection of many affordances of the environment. Pick-up of structural patterns across forms of ambient energy awaits maturation of sensory systems and improvements in motor skill, but development proceeds rapidly during the first year. Researchers in perceptual development must devise and refine existing tools to examine infants' abilities.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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