Object Individuation or Object Movement as Attractor? A Replication of the Wide-ScreenNarrow-Screen Study by Means of (a) Standard Looking Time Methodology and (b) Eye Tracking
Joint Authors
Kingo, Osman S.
Staugaard, Søren R.
Krøjgaard, Peter
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
We report a replication experiment of a mechanized version of the seminal wide-screen/narrow-screen design of Wilcox and Baillargeon (1998) with 9.5-month-old infants (N=80).
Two different methodologies were employed simultaneously: (a) the standard looking time paradigm and (b) eye tracking.
Across conditions with three different screen sizes, the results from both methodologies revealed a clear and interesting pattern: the looking times increased as a significantly linear function of reduced screen sizes, that is, independently of the number of different objects involved.
There was no indication in the data that the infants made use of the featural differences between the different-looking objects involved.
The results suggest a simple, novel, and thought-provoking interpretation of the infants’ looking behavior in the wide-screen/narrow-screen design: moving objects are attractors, and the more space left for visible object movement in the visual field, the longer are infants’ looks.
Consequently, no cognitive interpretation may be needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krøjgaard, Peter& Kingo, Osman S.& Staugaard, Søren R.. 2013. Object Individuation or Object Movement as Attractor? A Replication of the Wide-ScreenNarrow-Screen Study by Means of (a) Standard Looking Time Methodology and (b) Eye Tracking. Child Development Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krøjgaard, Peter…[et al.]. Object Individuation or Object Movement as Attractor? A Replication of the Wide-ScreenNarrow-Screen Study by Means of (a) Standard Looking Time Methodology and (b) Eye Tracking. Child Development Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487359
American Medical Association (AMA)
Krøjgaard, Peter& Kingo, Osman S.& Staugaard, Søren R.. Object Individuation or Object Movement as Attractor? A Replication of the Wide-ScreenNarrow-Screen Study by Means of (a) Standard Looking Time Methodology and (b) Eye Tracking. Child Development Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487359
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487359