The Development of Ambiguous Figure Perception

Marina C. Wimmer

ISBN 10: 1444350196 / ISBN 13: 9781444350197

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB, 2011

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development of Ambiguous Figure Perception
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444350196
• ISBN 13: 9781444350197
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 191 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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).