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Visual memory at birth
Author(s) -
Slater Alan,
Morison Victoria,
Rose David
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1982.tb01834.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cognitive psychology , visual perception , developmental psychology , perception , neuroscience
Two experiments are described whose aim was to explore the new‐born baby's capacity for forming visual memories. An habituation procedure was used that accommodated individual differences by allowing each infant to control the time course of the habituation trials. In Expt 1 an habituation‐dishabituation paradigm was used, and in Expt 2 subjects were given paired presentation of novel and familiar stimuli following attainment of the criterion of habituation. In both experiments a significant novelty preference was found, and the results provide strong evidence that recognition memory can be reliably demonstrated from birth.