Effects of Motion and Figural Goodness on Haptic Object Perception in Infancy.

Streri, Arlette; Spelke, Elizabeth S.

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ERIC Number: EJ401219

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Publication Date: 1989

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Effects of Motion and Figural Goodness on Haptic Object Perception in Infancy.

Streri, Arlette; Spelke, Elizabeth S.

Child Development, v60 n5 p1111-25 Oct 1989

After haptic habituation to a ring display, infants perceived the rings in two experiments as parts of one connected object. In both haptic and visual modes, infants appeared to perceive object unity by analyzing motion but not by analyzing figural goodness. (RH)

Descriptors: Adults, Infants, Motion, Perception, Tactual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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