McGuigan, Nicola and Doherty, Martin J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-7892
(2006)
Head and shoulders, knees and toes:Which parts of the body are necessary to be seen?
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24 (4).
pp. 727-732.
ISSN 0261-510X
Abstract
Children aged 2 and 3 years were tested for a previously neglected form of knowledge about visual perception; namely, whether an observer can see a figure that is partially occluded. The results indicate that for children of this age the visibility of a figure's face is crucial for judging visibility, whereas the visibility of the legs is not. This phenomenon is limited to human-like figures. Results are explained in terms of engagement, a precursor to a mature understanding of attention.
Item Type: | Article |
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Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
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Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2015 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 04:42 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54877 |
DOI: | 10.1348/026151005X66837 |
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