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Publication Date: 2007
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Location, Location, Location: Development of Spatiotemporal Sequence Learning in Infancy
Kirkham, Natasha Z.; Slemmer, Jonathan A.; Richardson, Daniel C.; Johnson, Scott P.
Child Development, v78 n5 p1559-1571 Sep-Oct 2007
We investigated infants' sensitivity to spatiotemporal structure. In Experiment 1, circles appeared in a statistically defined spatial pattern. At test 11-month-olds, but not 8-month-olds, looked longer at a novel spatial sequence. Experiment 2 presented different color/shape stimuli, but only the location sequence was violated during test; 8-month-olds preferred the novel spatial structure, but 5-month-olds did not. In Experiment 3, the locations but not color/shape pairings were constant at test; 5-month-olds showed a novelty preference. Experiment 4 examined "online learning": We recorded eye movements of 8-month-olds watching a spatiotemporal sequence. Saccade latencies to predictable locations decreased. We argue that temporal order statistics involving informative spatial relations become available to infants during the first year after birth, assisted by multiple cues.
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Child Development, Spatial Ability, Time, Sequential Learning, Infants, Cues, Eye Movements, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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