Handbook of Infant Perception: From Sensation to Perception (Developmental Psychology Series)

416 Pages·1986·17.483 MB·English

by  Philip Salapatek, Leslie Cohen (editor)

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Handbook of
Infant Perception
Volume 2
From Perception to Cognition
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SERIES
SERIES EDITOR
Harry Beilin
Developmental Psychology Program
City University of New York Graduate School
New York, New York
A complete list of titles in this series is available from the publisher.
Handbook of
Infant Perception
Volume 2
From Perception to Cognition
Edited by
Philip Salapatek
Institute of Child Development
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Leslie Cohen
Department of Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
1987
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
(Revised for vol. 2)
Handbook of infant perception.
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Contents: v. 1. From sensation to perception
v. 2. From perception to cognition.
1. Perception in infants. I. Salapatek, Philip.
II. Cohen, Leslie B. [DNLM: 1. Perception-in infancy &
childhood. WS 105.5.D2 H236)
BF720.P47H36 1987 155.4’22 86-10788
ISBN 0-12-615152-0 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
PRINTED INTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Contents
Preface vii
Memorial xi
1. Shape and Pattern Perception
Peter C. Dodwell, C. Keith Humphrey, and Darwin W. Muir
I. General Introduction 1
II. Research on 'Abstract' Patterns and Pattern Elements 9
^ III. The Constancies 35
t IV. Face Perception 53
V. Conclusion 63
References 66
2. Development of Visual Space Perception
Albert Yonas and Cynthia Owsley
I. Sensitivity to Binocular Information 80
II. Sensitivity to Static Monocular Information 86
III. Sensitivity to Kinetic Information 102
IV. Concluding Comments 115
References 117
3. Visual Motion Perception in Infancy: A Review and Synthesis
Charles A. Nelson and Frances Degen Horowitz
I. Introduction 123
- II. Studies of Smooth Pursuit 125
,■> III. Studies of Visual Tracking 127
IV. Reaching as an Index of Tracking 133
V. Preference-for-Motion Studies 136
VI. Studies of Information Contained in Motion 138
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VII. General Discussion 144
References 149
4. The Development of Search
P. L. Harris
I. Introduction 155
II. Review of Experimental Studies 160
III. Alternative Theories 183
+ IV. Categorizing and Locating Objects 195
V. Summary 202
References 203
5. Event Encoding in Infancy
lanellen Huttenlocher and Theresa Smyth-Burke
I. Introduction 209
v II. Object Encoding 211
III. Event Encoding 217
References 229
6. The Development of lntermodal Perception
Elizabeth S. Spelke
I. Introduction 233
II. Three Perspectives on the Development of lntermodal Perception 234
III. The Foundations of lntermodal Perception 241
IV. Developmental Changes in lntermodal Perception 256
V. Conclusion 263
References 267
7. Perception of Speech and Sound in Early Infancy
Patricia K. Kuhl
I. Introduction 275
II. Background on the Study of Speech Perception 276
III. Methods for Assessing Speech Perception in Infancy 296
IV. Development of Basic Sensory Capabilities 303
V. The Discrimination of Speech by Infants 308
VI. Perceptual Organization in Speech Perception: Two Approaches 318
VII. Cross-Language Studies of Speech Perception 355
VIII. The Cognitive Representation of Speech: Studies on lntermodal Speech
Perception 361
IX. Speech as a Social Signal: Voice Recognition 367
X. General Summary 371
References 373
Index 383