The Cradle of Knowledge: Development of Perception in Infancy
In the past twenty-five years there has been an explosion in
research on the development of perception. This research has
produced discoveries at multiple levels: ecological analyses of the
information available for perception, models of representation and
process, and improved understanding of biological mechanisms. In
this comprehensive treatment of infant perception, Philip Kellman
and Martha Arterberry bring together work at these multiple levels
to produce a new picture of perception's origins. The emphasis
is on perceptual knowledge--how one comes to perceive the world;
what information, processes, and mechanisms produce this knowledge;
and how perceptual processes change over time. They examine early
perception in various domains, such as object, space, motion,
intermodal, and speech perception, and attempt to discover the
starting points and paths of development of each. By focusing on
individual experiments, they also give the reader a view of how
research is conducted, including the interplay of data and
theory.
Review text:
'This book by Kellman and Arterberry is a revelation. The clear
and dramatic presentation of the evidence about infants' early
perceptual capabilities will have a major impact on how we
understand infant behavior.'
-- Robert Shapley, Center for Neural Science, New York University
"This book by Kellman and Arterberry is a revelation. The clear and dramatic presentation of the evidence about infants' early perceptual capabilities will have a major impact on how we understand infant behavior." Robert Shapley, Center for Neural Science, New York University
