Spatial Localization in Infancy: Position Constancy in a Square and Circular Room With and Without a Landmark.

Keating, M. B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ336349

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Spatial Localization in Infancy: Position Constancy in a Square and Circular Room With and Without a Landmark.

Keating, M. B.; And Others

Child Development, v57 n1 p115-24 Feb 1986

Results show that at eight months of age ability to identify the site of an event after reorientation is based on the spatial relationship between the event and environmental features. The latter include features associated with room shape as well as a landmark at the site of the event. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Spatial Ability, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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