Sound support: intermodal information facilitates infants' perception of an occluded trajectory.
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In a visual occlusion task, 4-month-olds were given a dynamic sound cue (following the trajectory of an object), or a static cue (sound remained stationary). Infants' oculomotor anticipations were greater in the Dynamic condition, suggesting that representations of visual occlusion were supported by auditory information.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infant behavior & development
دوره 35 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012