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Schmuckler, Mark A.; Collimore, Lisa M.; Dannemiller, James L. – Infancy, 2007
This experiment investigated the impact of the path of approach of an object, from head on versus from the side, and the type of imminent contact with that object, a hit versus a miss, on young infants' perceptions of object looming. Consistent with earlier studies, we found that 4- to 5-month-old infants do indeed discriminate hits versus misses.…
Descriptors: Infants, Experiments, Visual Perception, Infant Behavior
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Moore, Chris; Mealiea, Jennifer; Garon, Nancy; Povinelli, Daniel J. – Infancy, 2007
Two experiments examined toddlers' performance on a new task designed to examine the development of body self-awareness. The new task was conceived from observations by Piaget (1953/1977) and theoretical work from Povinelli and Cant (1995) and involved a toy shopping cart to the back of which a small mat had been attached. Children were asked to…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Toddlers, Age Differences, Human Body