Jul, 2009
Recognition of Moving and Static Faces by Young Infants
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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- Volume
- 80
- Number
- 4
- First page
- 1259
- Last page
- 1271
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01330.x
- Publisher
- WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
This study compared 3- to 4-month-olds' recognition of previously unfamiliar faces learned in a moving or a static condition. Infants in the moving condition showed successful recognition with only 30 s familiarization, even when different images of a face were used in the familiarization and test phase (Experiment 1). In contrast, infants in the static condition showed successful recognition only when the familiarization duration was lengthened to 90 s and when the same image was used between the familiarization and test phase (Experiments 2 and 3). Furthermore, presentation of multiple static images of a face did not yield the same level of performance as the moving condition (Experiment 4). These results suggest that facial motion promotes young infants' recognition of unfamiliar faces.
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- DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01330.x
- ISSN : 0009-3920
- Pubmed ID : 19630907
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000268051200022