A Newborn's World:
The newborn's world is not a confusion. Newborns can see and may be able to differentiate red and white, but an adult-like colour system does not appear until 2 months. Infants two days old looked longer at patterned stimuli, such as faces, than at single colour discs. All three perceptual such as size, shape, and brightness are present in infants three months of age. Infants as young as six months old have depth perception. Infants develop expectations about future events in their world by the time they are about three months old.
What is Perception?
Perception is our sensory experience of the world around us. It involves both the recognition of environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli. Perception not only creates our experience of the world around us; it allows us to act within our environment. Perception includes the five senses; touch, sight, taste, smell and hearing.
What is the Perceptual Process?
The perceptual process allows us to experience the world around us. Take a moment to think of all the things you perceive on a daily basis. At any given moment, you might see familiar objects in your environment, feel the touch of objects and people against your skin, smell the aroma of a home-cooked meal or hear the sound of music playing in your next door neighbor's apartment. All of these things help make up our conscious experience and allow us to interact with the people and objects around us.
The Visual Cliff - Exploring depth perception
Assignment: The Visual Cliff (Response)
