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¹Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. marcellinka54@gmail.com.

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Scene viewing develops slowly, taking up to two decades to reach adult patterns. This research reveals protracted development in how individuals, from children to adults, process visual scenes.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
Visual Perception

Background:

Limited evidence suggests adult-like scene viewing by age eight.
Understanding the protracted development of visual scene perception is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the developmental trajectory of scene viewing behaviors across a wide age range.
To identify key developmental milestones in visual exploration and attention to scene elements.

Main Methods:

Analysis of free viewing data from 6,720 participants (ages 5-72) observing 40 natural scenes.
Examination of semantic and text salience, oculomotor biases, and fixation patterns.

Main Results:

Scene viewing development is protracted, extending into early adulthood.
Semantic and text salience, oculomotor biases, and fixation patterns show continuous development until adolescence.
Visual exploration increases, while fixation patterns become more canonical with age.

Conclusions:

Fundamental aspects of adult scene viewing take up to 20 years to develop.
Developmental changes push individuals towards more canonical viewing patterns.
Understanding development is key to active vision mechanisms.