The Cradle of Knowledge: Development of Perception in Infancy (Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change)

By Martha E. Arterberry and Philip J. Kellman

Book Overview

Since the early 1970s there has been an explosion in research on the development of perception. This research has produced discoveries at multiple levels: ecological analyses of the information available for perception, models of representation and process, and improved understanding of biological mechanisms. In this comprehensive treatment of infant perception, Philip Kellman and Martha Arterbarry bring together work at these multiple levels to produce a picture of perception's origins. The emphasis is on perceptual knowledge - how one comes to perceive the world; what information, processes, and mechanisms produce this knowledge; and how perceptual processes change over time. They examine early perception in various domains, such as object, space, motion, intermodal, and speech perception and attempt to discover the starting points and paths of development of each. By focusing on individual experiments, they also give the reader a view of how research is conducted, including the interplay of data and theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262112329
• ISBN13: 9780262112321
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Bradford Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Prof Kellman is awesome

Prof Kellman is my professor for my undergraduate psychology course at UCLA entitled "sensation and perception." Prof Kellman is an awesome professor, his explanation of complex concepts are clear and concise. He's humorous and his writing is compelling and interesting.

Philip J. Kellman's writting

Kellman's writting is magnificent. I hope to see many more books from this superb writer.-JK