The Development of Ambiguous Figure Perception
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
This monograph has two aims: first, to identify specific processes
of the reversal phenomenon by using a developmental approach.
Second, to use ambiguous figures as a research tool to shed more
light onto children's developing understanding of pictorial
representation.
I. AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
II. STUDY 1FCONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
III. STUDY 2FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
IV. STUDY 3FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES AND EXECUTIVE
FUNCTION.
V. STUDY 4FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES AND MENTAL IMAGERY.
VI. CONCEPTION AND PERCEPTION OF AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
APPENDIX.
REFERENCES.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
CONTRIBUTORS.
STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY.
INDEX.
II. STUDY 1FCONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
III. STUDY 2FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
IV. STUDY 3FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES AND EXECUTIVE
FUNCTION.
V. STUDY 4FREVERSING AMBIGUOUS FIGURES AND MENTAL IMAGERY.
VI. CONCEPTION AND PERCEPTION OF AMBIGUOUS FIGURES.
APPENDIX.
REFERENCES.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
CONTRIBUTORS.
STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY.
INDEX.
Marina C.Wimmer is a lecturer in
Psychology at the University of Plymouth (England).
Her research focuses on children's cognitive development
in several domains: false memories, mental imagery,
perception and conception of ambiguous figures, and
pictorial representations. Her current research
explores how mental imagery develops in children and how
that differs from adults.
Martin J. Doherty is a lecturer at the
University of Stirling, Scotland. His research focuses
on the development of children's understanding of
representation. He recently published
Theory of Mind: How Children Understand
Others' Thoughts and
Feelings (2009, Psychology Press).
Psychology at the University of Plymouth (England).
Her research focuses on children's cognitive development
in several domains: false memories, mental imagery,
perception and conception of ambiguous figures, and
pictorial representations. Her current research
explores how mental imagery develops in children and how
that differs from adults.
Martin J. Doherty is a lecturer at the
University of Stirling, Scotland. His research focuses
on the development of children's understanding of
representation. He recently published
Theory of Mind: How Children Understand
Others' Thoughts and
Feelings (2009, Psychology Press).
