The development of infant intersensory perception: Advantages of a comparative convergent-operations approach

Author(s): Bahrick, L. E.

Journal/Book: Psychol Bull. 2000; 126: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, USA. Amer Psychological Assoc. 260-280.

Abstract: Despite impressive demonstrations of human infants' intersensory capabilities over the past several decades, there has been little focus on the contributions of prenatal and postnatal experience or the specific developmental processes underlying the emergence of intersensory functioning. Research with nonhuman animals has, however, provided a number of advances in understanding early intersensory perception. The authors explore the value of a comparative, convergent-operations approach to the study of early intersensory perception and examine how this approach has highlighted the study of (a) prenatal factors, (bl brain-behavior relations, and (c) context and experience variables contributing to infants' intersensory responsiveness. Examples of how human and animal research programs can cross-fertilize one another in their attempts to understand developmental processes underlying intersensory perception are considered.

Note: Review Lickliter R, Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Psychol, Blacksburg,VA 24061 USA

Keyword(s): BOBWHITE QUAIL CHICKS; MULTIMODAL MATERNAL CUES; SENSORY EXPERIENCE INTERFERES; BIMODALLY SPECIFIED EVENTS; AUDITORY-VISUAL COMPOUNDS; CAT SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT; COLINUS-VIRGINIANUS; INTERMODAL PERCEPTION; 5-MONTH-OLD INFANTS

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