Face perception during early infancy
Face perception during early infancy
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DOI:
10.1111/1467-9280.00179
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发表时间:
1999-09-01
影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
Kleiner-Gathercoal, KA
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作者:
Mondloch, CJ;Lewis, TL;Kleiner-Gathercoal, KA
Previous studies of face perception during early infancy are difficult to interpret because of discrepant results and procedural differences. We used a standardized method based on the Teller acuity card procedure to test newborns, 6-week-olds, and 12-week-olds with three pairs efface and nonface stimuli modified from previous studies. Newborns' preferences were influenced both by the visibility of the stimuli and by their resemblance to a human face. There appears to be a mechanism, likely subcortical, predisposing newborns to look toward faces. Changes in preferences at 6 and 12 weeks of age suggest increasing cortical influence over infants' preferences for faces.