The Role of the Object Concept in Visual Tracking: Child-Like Errors in Adults.

Chromiak, Walter; Weisberg, Robert W.

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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The Role of the Object Concept in Visual Tracking: Child-Like Errors in Adults.

Chromiak, Walter; Weisberg, Robert W.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v32 n3 p531-43 Dec 1981

Adults' ability to track a moving target was examined in two experiments in order to compare their performance with that of very young infants. Results indicated that (1) adults'"overshoot" errors resembled those reported for young infants; and (2) adults had problems tracking a moving target which unexpectedly changed direction. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Error Patterns, Eye Movements, Infant Behavior, Perception Tests, Perceptual Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Performance Factors, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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