The cradle of knowledge : development of perception in infancy
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The cradle of knowledge : development of perception in infancy
（The MIT Press series in learning, development, and conceptual change）（Bradford book）
MIT Press, c1998
Available at 37 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Since the early 1970s there has been an explosion in research on the development of perception. This research has produced discoveries at multiple levels: ecological analyses of the information available for perception, models of representation and process, and improved understanding of biological mechanisms. In this comprehensive treatment of infant perception, Philip Kellman and Martha Arterbarry bring together work at these multiple levels to produce a picture of perception's origins. The emphasis is on perceptual knowledge - how one comes to perceive the world; what information, processes, and mechanisms produce this knowledge; and how perceptual processes change over time. They examine early perception in various domains, such as object, space, motion, intermodal, and speech perception and attempt to discover the starting points and paths of development of each. By focusing on individual experiments, they also give the reader a view of how research is conducted, including the interplay of data and theory.
Table of Contents
- Views of perception and perceptual development
- physiological and sensory foundations of perceptual development
- space perception
- pattern perception
- object perception
- motion and event perception
- intermodal perception
- auditory perception
- perception and action
- perceptual foundations of social development
- perceptual foundations of cognitive development
- trends and themes in perceptual development
- origins and concepts of the habituation and recovery method.
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