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Discover how babies and children perceive & learn
Early childhood is a special time in human development. It is a time when we acquire various critical perceptual and thinking skills and much of the basic knowledge that makes it possible for us to understand the world around us. The primary way in which we acquire knowledge is through our perceptual experiences and the research in our laboratory, directed by Dr. David J. Lewkowicz and funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, aims to determine how infants perceive, learn, and understand the world around them. Some of the questions that we are currently investigating in our lab are (a) the development of audiovisual perception and the integration of auditory and visual information, (b) the effects of early perceptual experience on the acquisition of knowledge, and (c) the development of time and sequence perception and its possible contribution to sensory integration as well as to higher-level cognitive skills such as event perception and speech and language. Our research utilizes cutting-edge behavioral observation methods that enable us to determine what babies perceive and know at various stages of their development. To participate in our studies, all you need to do is contact us and arrange an appointment for you and your child. Our lab located is in the Behavioral Sciences Bldg. of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information about our research please feel free to browse the other pages. We hope to see you at our lab where you are sure to have an informative and fun experience!
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Your visit only takes a half hour.
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Free on-campus parking is available.
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Participation is fun for your child and you.
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You are with your child at all times and get to experience the excitement of scientific discovery.
