I. Physical Growth and Development in Infancy
I. Physical Growth and Development in Infancy
I. Physical Growth and Development in Infancy
Perceptual Narrowing - Infants are more likely to distinguish between faces to which they have
been exposed than faces that they have never seen before
Perceptual Constancy Size constancy – is the recognition that an object remains the same even
though the retinal image of the object changes as you move toward or
away from the object
Shape constancy – is the recognition that an object remains the same
shape though its orientation to us changes
Other Senses
Hearing Loudness – after birth, infants cannot hear soft sounds quite as well as
adults can
Pitch – is the perception of the frequency of a sound
Localization – newborn can determine the general location from which a
sound is coming
Touch and Pain - Newborns can respond to touch and feel pain
Smell - They can differentiate odors
Taste - They are sensitive
Intermodal Perception - The ability to relate and integrate information from two or more sensory
modalities
Nature, Nurture, and Perceptual
Development
Nature - Advocates are referred to as nativist
Nurture - Proponents are called empiricist
Perceptual-Motor Coupling - Perception and action are often not isolated but rather are coupled
- Individuals perceive in order to move and move in order to perceive