The emergence of perceptual category representations in young infants: a connectionist analysis

Article Abstract:

A study indicates that infants have the ability to process information, categorizing them into groups classified by the type of stimuli they represent. The subjects, composed of infants up to two years of age, were given simulations of selected degrees of cognitive stimuli which generated perceptive reactions. Results showed that the infants' neural functions were typically similar to that of older neural processes. They categorized the stimulus according to their perceived significance and correlation with previously acquired information generating the known response to the specific stimuli.

Connectionism

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Perceptual cues that permit categorial differentiation of animal species by infants

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Three and four month old infants use perceptual cues from face and head to categorically differentiate between cats, dogs and other perceptually similar animals. The internal features of the face and the external contour of the head contain important sources of information for categorial differentiation. These regions possibly attract more attention during familiarization with animals. Findings are discussed in relation to general level accounts of information included in categorial representations, and a theory of facial representation.

Analysis, Identification and classification, Categorization (Psychology) in children, Childhood categorization (Psychology)

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Evidence for a global categorical representation of humans by young infants

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Research was conducted on the global categorical representation of humans by infants who are three to four months old. The familiarization-novelty preference procedure was used in three experiments. The three experiments suggest that infants use the categorical representation of humans that include categorization of animals as a reference point in the formation of categorical representation for animals.

Psychological aspects, Portrayals, Infants, Human beings, Humans

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