Young infants' sensitivity to movement information specifying social causality

@article{citeulike:805572, abstract = {Adults and 3- to 6-month-old infants were tested for their visual preference for two different dynamic displays presented simultaneously on two side-by-side computer monitors. Each display consisted of a pair of colored discs moving either independently (the independent display) or in systematic interaction (the \“chase\” display), never actually contacting one another. Except for the relative spatio-temporal dependence of the discs' movements, all dynamic parameters on the two displays were controlled and maintained equal. Analysis of looking behavior showed that adults as well as infants looked differentially at the displays. Patterns of preference depended on age. For the infants who completed the experiment, there was a significant transition from more looking at the chase to more looking at the independent display as a function of age. Adults as well as the older, attentive infants, showed enhanced visual attention to the independent display. These results provide first evidence of young infants' sensitivity to movement information specifying social causality for adult observers.}, author = {Rochat, Philippe and Morgan, Rachel and Carpenter, Malinda }, citeulike-article-id = {805572}, doi = {10.1016/S0885-2014(97)90022-8}, journal = {Cognitive Development}, keywords = {agency, animacy, modularity, perception}, month = {}, number = {4}, pages = {537--561}, posted-at = {2006-08-18 18:23:11}, priority = {2}, title = {Young infants' sensitivity to movement information specifying social causality}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2014(97)90022-8}, volume = {12}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:805572 L3 - citeulike-article-id:805572 TI - Young infants' sensitivity to movement information specifying social causality JF - Cognitive Development VL - 12 IS - 4 SP - 537 EP - 561 N2 - Adults and 3- to 6-month-old infants were tested for their visual preference for two different dynamic displays presented simultaneously on two side-by-side computer monitors. Each display consisted of a pair of colored discs moving either independently (the independent display) or in systematic interaction (the “chase” display), never actually contacting one another. Except for the relative spatio-temporal dependence of the discs' movements, all dynamic parameters on the two displays were controlled and maintained equal. Analysis of looking behavior showed that adults as well as infants looked differentially at the displays. Patterns of preference depended on age. For the infants who completed the experiment, there was a significant transition from more looking at the chase to more looking at the independent display as a function of age. Adults as well as the older, attentive infants, showed enhanced visual attention to the independent display. These results provide first evidence of young infants' sensitivity to movement information specifying social causality for adult observers. KW - agency KW - animacy KW - modularity KW - perception AU - Rochat, Philippe AU - Morgan, Rachel AU - Carpenter, Malinda PY - 1997/0// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2014(97)90022-8 ER -