Linn, S., Reznick, J. S., Kagan, J., & Hans, S. (1982). Salience of visual patterns in the human infant. Developmental Psychology, 18(5), 651-657.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.18.5.651
In 3 experiments, 350 10-mo-old infants were familiarized on a simple frame containing 2 horizontally placed circles and dishabituated on a variety of transformations on the standard. Results show that transformations that increased the sizes of the circular elements or changed their spatial arrangement from horizontal to vertical produced significant increases in attention. However, changes in number of circles, shape of the internal elements, and placement outside the frame did not produce dishabituation, despite the discriminability of these changes. It is suggested that the infant may be biologically prepared to award salience to increased size and changes in the horizontal–vertical placement of elements. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)