| Individual differences in infant visual attention: four-month-olds' discrimination and generalization of global and local stimulus properties. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8404264 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Cognitive performance and development is negatively correlated with fixation duration patterns during infancy, and evidence suggests that long-looking infants may process visual information more slowly than short-looking infants. 3 experiments described here tested the possibility that these differences may be due to differential sensitivity to global and local visual information. Infants were administered discrimination and generalization tasks involving global and local information at varying levels of familiarization time. Results indicated that 4-month-olds process visual information in a global-to-local sequence. Both long- and short-looking infants were sensitive to both types of information, although long lookers required additional familiarization time to match the performance of short lookers. Finally, apparent "generalization" of global information at brief familiarization levels was traced to insensitivity to local stimulus properties. The results do not support the hypothesis that long- and short-looking infants are differentially sensitive to global versus local visual information at 4 months of age. |
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Authors:
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L J Freeseman; J Colombo; J T Coldren |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Child development Volume: 64 ISSN: 0009-3920 ISO Abbreviation: Child Dev Publication Date: 1993 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-10-28 Completed Date: 1993-10-28 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372725 Medline TA: Child Dev Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1191-203 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Human Development, Dole Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-2133. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Attention* Child Psychology* Discrimination Learning* Female Generalization, Stimulus* Humans Individuality* Infant Male Mental Recall Orientation Pattern Recognition, Visual* Reaction Time |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH43261-01/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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