Abstract:This entry begins by reviewing aspects of low‐level perception in infancy, specifically color and shape perception. Then evidence is presented that object persistence, rather than being conceptualized as an innate cognitive ability, is a high‐level perceptual process that develops through experience. During early infancy, object persistence initially extends across short gaps in time or space, but by the middle of the first year it is more robust. It appears that young infants need more cues to specify an occl… Show more
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