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A U-shaped relation between sitting ability and upright face processing in infants.

Cara H Cashon¹, Oh-Ryeong Ha, Casey L Allen

¹The University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. cara.cashon@louisville.edu

Child Development

|December 4, 2012

Summary

Infants’ ability to sit independently influences how they process faces. New research shows that only non-sitters and expert sitters use holistic face processing, suggesting developmental changes in visual perception.

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Area of Science:

Developmental psychology
Cognitive neuroscience
Infant perception

Background:

Research suggests a link between motor skills, perception, and cognition in infants.
Independent sitting is a significant developmental milestone in early infancy.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between sitting ability and holistic face processing in infants.
To determine how the development of sitting impacts visual perception of faces.

Main Methods:

Employed the visual habituation "switch" task to assess holistic face processing.
Studied 111 infants divided into groups based on sitting ability: non-sitters, near sitters, new sitters, and expert sitters.
Compared face processing in infants aged 22-25 weeks (non- and near sitters) and 27-32 weeks (new and expert sitters).

Main Results:

A U-shaped relationship was observed between sitting development and holistic face processing.
Infants who were non-sitters and expert sitters demonstrated holistic face processing.
Near sitters and new sitters did not show the same level of holistic face processing.

Conclusions:

Independent sitting may trigger a reorganization of the infant's face-processing system.
Learning to sit may influence how infants interpret the meaning of upright faces.
Motor development, specifically sitting, is intertwined with cognitive and perceptual development in early childhood.