Publications

Here are some representative publications that describe our work in more detail for those who might be inclined to read in more depth. To read them you will need Acrobat Reader which you can obtain for free from Adobe.

 

 

Journal Articles

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. (2000). Development of intersensory temporal perception: An epigenetic systems/limitations view. Psychological Bulletin, 126 (2), 281-308. (download .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. (2000). Infants' perception of the audible, visible and bimodal attributes of multimodal syllables. Child Development, 71, 1241-1257. (download .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. (2002). Heterogeneity and heterochrony in the development of intersensory perception. Cognitive Brain Research, 14, 41-63. (download a .pdf version of paper) 

  • Scheier, C., Lewkowicz, D. & Shimojo, S. (2003). Sound induces perceptual reorganization of an ambiguous motion display in human infants. Developmental Science. (download .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. (2003). Learning and discrimination of audiovisual events in human infants: The hierarchical relation between intersensory temporal synchrony and rhythmic pattern cues. Developmental Psychology. (download a .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. (2004). Perception of serial order in infants. Developmental Science, 7, 175-184. (download a .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. & Marcovitch, S. (2006). Perception of audiovisual rhythm and its invariance in 4- to 10-month old infants. Developmental Psychobiology, 48, 288-300. (download a .pdf version of paper)

  • Lewkowicz, D. J. & Ghazanfar, A. A. (2006). The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA,103, 6771-6774. (download a .pdf version of paper)

Books

Conceptions of Development
Lessons from the Laboratory

Edited by David J. Lewkowicz & Robert Lickliter
Order Book from Psychology Press: 0-86377-680-9 hbk
0-86377-681-7 pbk

This is a volume about the process of scientific discovery. Thirteen leading senior scientists, each interested in some aspect of behavioral development, recount their intellectual journeys over the course of their careers and document their individual struggles to better understand and describe various developmental phenomena. Covering a broad range of topics, including perceptual, motor, social, and cognitive development, the contributors to this volume provide case-studies of how one pursues a long-term, systematic research program and how scientists continually formulate and reformulate their working conceptual frameworks based on their research results.

Conceptions of Development provides a unique and personal, "behind-the-scenes" account of the process of scientific discovery, illustrating that useful and enduring scientific insight derives from the bi-directional interplay between empirical work and theory formulation. This volume will be of interest to a broad audience consisting not only of psychologists and psychobiologists interested in the study of development, but also teachers and students interested in behavioral development and its investigation, and the general reader interested in the process of scientific discovery.

"I could not stop reading this fascinating collection. In this book some of the most influential figures in the field of developmental science have written their own personal stories of scientific discovery. The exceptionally well written essays provde a detailed, but accessible (actually engrossing!) examination of many of the most important discoveries, methods, and constructs that guide developmental theory and research today. This book is a 'must read' for infancy researchers, from seasoned academics to upper-level undergraduates." Janet F. Werker, University of British Columbia, Canada.