Visual development Timeline

Question 1

Colours Timeline

Answer 1

2mo: Colour vision appears (red first).
5mo: Adult-like colour vision.

Question 2

What’s here at birth in Visual development (6)

Answer 2

• Rudimentary visual scanning
• Poor acuity (8-10cm from face)
• Preference for high contrasts (immature cone cells)
• Gray scale
• Prefer faces vs non faces
• Perceptual constancy & Intermodal perception

Question 3

Segregation Timeline

Answer 3

4mo: Object segregation (-> pass the «broken rod» stimuli).

Question 4

Scanning Timeline

Answer 4

Birth: Rudimentary.
4mo: Can track moving objects (if slow).
8mo: Adult-like visual scanning (& visual acuity).

Question 5

Binocular disparity & Monocular cues Timeline

Answer 5

4mo: Perception of binocular disparity -> Binocular depth perception.
6mo: Monocular depth perception.

Question 6

Sensitive period for Binocular vision

Answer 6

0-3yo

Question 7

Faces generalist vs specialist Timeline

Answer 7

6mo: Face generalists.
9mo: Face specialists through perceptual narrowing.