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Direct linkRakison, David H.; Derringer, Jaime – Cognition, 2008
Previous studies with various non-human animals have revealed that they possess an evolved predator recognition mechanism that specifies the appearance of recurring threats. We used the preferential looking and habituation paradigms in three experiments to investigate whether 5-month-old human infants have a perceptual template for spiders that…
Descriptors: Animals, Infants, Recognition (Psychology), Safety
