Visual studies

Visual studies

1. Fantz. Acuity, what babies perceive.

   • Forced choice preferential looking
     • Babies prefer: complexity, symmetry, curves, moving images, 3D objects, faces

2. Slater et al, size consistency

   • Some depth perception from birth, stereopsis
     • Prefer attractive faces
       • Physical laws & gravity in 1st few months

3. Gibson & Walk. Visual cliff. 6-12 mth most refuse to cross

4. Bushnell- spend more time looking at mom face than strangers

5. Reissland- imitate tongue poking. Ability to match behaviour to what they see

6. Pascalis et al- 6mth discriminate human & monkey faces, only human by 9 mth

7. Quinn et al- discriminate gender 3/4 mth