Intermodal Perception in Newborn Infants
Newborn infants were given either smooth or knobby pacifiers to suck on. The infants were later allowed to look at both types of pacifiers. They looked longer at the type of pacifier on which they had previously sucked. This finding indicates that newborn infants have:
Acategorical perception
Bdepth perception
Cshape constancy
Dintermodal perception