Figural goodness, stimulus heterogeneity, similarity and object segregation in infancy

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dc.contributor.authorBertin, Evelyn
dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Ramesh S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-02T13:54:46Z
dc.date.available2022-08-02T13:54:46Z
dc.date.issued2001-12-21
dc.description.abstractThe segregation of objects from other objects in visual arrays is a fundamental function of our visual system. Research suggests that adults’ detection of a target among nontargets is affected by the heterogeneity of array elements and the resulting changes in target–nontarget and nontarget–nontarget similarities. We examined the effects of heterogeneity and similarity on object segregation in infancy. In Experiment 1, 5.5-month-olds detected a misoriented element in an array when the array elements were spatially arranged in a ‘good’ configuration but not when they were arranged in a ‘poor’ configuration. In Experiment 2, infants detected a vertical line in a homogeneous array of 55° or 125° lines, but failed to do so in a heterogeneous array of 55° and 125° lines. Thus, heterogeneity in both the arrangement and identity of array elements affected infants’ discrepancy detection. Because the average target–nontarget similarity was the same in the two conditions of Experiment 2, the results also indicated that nontarget–nontarget similarity independently affects discrepancy detection in infancy. These results are consistent with models of object segregation by adults, and suggest that stimulus heterogeneity and similarity have analogous effects on object segregation at 5.5 months of age and in adulthood.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1467-7687.00184
dc.identifier.issn1363-755X
dc.identifier.issn1467-7687
dc.identifier.urihttps://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/33679
dc.issue4en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDevelopmental Scienceen_US
dc.subject.ddc150 - Psychologieen_US
dc.titleFigural goodness, stimulus heterogeneity, similarity and object segregation in infancyen_US
dc.type01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
dc.volume4en_US
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fhnw.ReviewTypeAnonymous ex ante peer review of a complete publicationen_US
fhnw.affiliation.hochschulePädagogische Hochschule FHNWde_CH
fhnw.affiliation.institutInstitut Primarstufede_CH
fhnw.pagination423-432en_US
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