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Title:
Development of perception in infancy : the cradle of knowledge revisited / Martha E. Arterberry and Philip J. Kellman.
Author:
Arterberry, Martha E., author.

Kellman, Philip J., author.

Arterberry, Martha E., Cradle of knowledge.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

©2016
Call Number:
BF720.P47 A78 2016
Abstract:
The developing infant can accomplish all important perceptual tasks that an adult can, albeit with less skill or precision. Through infant perception research, infant responses to experiences enable researchers to reveal perceptual competence, test hypotheses about processes, and infer neural mechanisms, and researchers are able to address age-old questions about perception and the origins of knowledge. In Development of Perception in Infancy: The Cradle of Knowledge Revisited, Martha E. Arterberry and Philip J. Kellman study the methods and data of scientific research on infant perception, introducing and analyzing topics (such as space, pattern, object, and motion perception) through philosophical, theoretical, and historical contexts. Infant perception research is placed in a philosophical context by addressing the abilities with which humans appear to be born, those that appear to emerge due to experience, and the interaction of the two. The theoretical perspective is informed by the ecological tradition, and from such a perspective the authors focus on the information available for perception, when it is used by the developing infant, the fit between infant capabilities and environmental demands, and the role of perceptual learning. Since the original publication of this book in 1998 (MIT), Arterberry and Kellman address in addition the mechanisms of change, placing the basic capacities of infants at different ages and exploring what it is that infants do with this information. Significantly, the authors feature the perceptual underpinnings of social and cognitive development, and consider two examples of atypical development - congenital cataracts and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Professionals and students alike will find this book a critical resource to understanding perception, cognitive development, social development, infancy, and developmental cognitive neuroscience, as research on the origins of perception has changed forever our conceptions of how human mental life begins.
ISBN:
9780199395637

9780199395651

9780199395644
Physical Description:
xiii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Preface -- Views of perception and perceptual development -- Physiological and sensory foundations of perceptual development -- Space perception -- Pattern perception -- Object perception -- Motion and event perception -- Auditory perception -- Intermodal perception -- Perception and action -- Perceptual foundations of social development -- Perceptual foundations of cognitive development -- Themes and applications -- References -- Index.
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