Journal article
Visual self-recognition in mirrors and live videos: Evidence for a developmental asynchrony
Cognitive Development, Vol.22(2), pp.185-196
2007
Abstract
Three experiments (N = 123) investigated the development of live-video self-recognition using the traditional mark test. In Experiment 1, 24-, 30- and 36-month-old children saw a live video image of equal size and orientation as a control group saw in a mirror. The video version of the test was more difficult than the mirror version with only the oldest children's performance approaching ceiling. In Experiment 2, most 24-month-olds showed self-recognition when presented with a TV-set that featured a mirror in place of a screen. This finding does not substantiate the possibility that expectations about what appears on TV are responsible for the asynchrony. In Experiment 3, children were given a mark-test involving only their legs. Again, a video version was more difficult than previously reported performance with mirrors, suggesting that the impossibility of eye-contact in video cannot explain this developmental asynchrony. The findings suggest that self-recognition can be added to the growing list of contexts in which 2-year-olds display what has been called a "video deficit" [Anderson, D. R., & Pempek, T. A. (2005). Television and very young children. American Behavioral Scientist, 48, 505-532].
Details
- Title
- Visual self-recognition in mirrors and live videos: Evidence for a developmental asynchrony
- Authors
- Thomas Suddendorf (Author) - University of QueenslandGabrielle Simcock (Author) - University of QueenslandMark Nielsen (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Cognitive Development, Vol.22(2), pp.185-196
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.09.003
- ISSN
- 0885-2014
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450875102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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