Two studies are reported that address issues related to memory for faces in young infants. The first correlates the opportunity to view the mother's face with expressed visual preference for that face, and shows that very little exposure is required, with greater levels of exposure showing stronger preferences. The second study examines the role of delay between exposure to the mother's face and preference testing, finding that strength of preference is not significantly impacted by a 15-min delay. Implications for a model of face processing are discussed. Copyright

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An experiment is described in which the ability of 1‐month‐old infants to recognize their mothers visually was explored with the live faces of mother and stranger presented in three different poses. The en face and half‐profile poses resulted in significant visual preferences for the mother being demonstrated, but the profile pose did not. The temporal stability of the observed memory is discussed along with potential methodological artifacts.

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