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Motion and edge sensitivity in perception of object unity.

W Carter Smith¹, Scott P Johnson, Elizabeth S Spelke

¹School of Cognitive Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA. w._carter_smith@abtassoc.com

Cognitive Psychology

|March 21, 2003

Summary

Infants perceive object unity using motion and alignment cues, but edge misalignment can hinder this. Young infants integrate visual information over time for object perception.

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