• Briefly review the literature on young children's face perception and recognition. Face perception occurs when someone is able to analyze and interpret the face, mainly the human face. In this particular case the perception concerns newborns. Recognition is defined similarly. It is when something has been seen or heard before. Face Perception in Early Childhood (Article 7) by Mondloch, Lewis, Budreau, Maurer, Dannemiller, Stephens, and Gathercoal does an excellent job explaining young children's face perception and recognition. In this article, researchers decided to conduct an experiment on newborns, 6-week-olds, and 12-week-olds. They used a standardized method, called the Teller Acuity card procedure. This procedure involved an observer not knowing what was being presented on each trial and trying to see if the children preferred one of the stimuli, or cards, over another. There were five cards in total. Three were the experimental cards and two were the control, or tester, cards. For the experimental cards, a card consisted of a configuration and its reversal. One pattern is the outline of a head shape and has three black dots within the shape that form a set of eyes and mouth. Inversion occurs when the “config” is turned upside down. The second card consisted of the spectrum of a face and its amplitude spectrum. The amplitude spectrum was like the opposite. It was a blurry ghost and not a face could be seen. The third card consisted of a positive and negative contrast face. One of the faces was a positive contrast and the other face was a negative contrast. For control charts, these cards were used to test the validity of the chart procedure and was tested for each age. Both cards consisted of a large black and white… in the center of the card… It shows that 3-5 month old babies are able to follow a gaze within their range or field of vision. Regarding joint attention and its developmental milestone, Gredebäck, Fikke and Melinder conducted their study at 2-8 months of age. As for the results, they found that 2-month-olds were too young to follow gaze, but 4-month-olds were able to do so. As for 6-8 month old infants, it was shown that they were able to consistently participate in joint attention. In conclusion, eyes are the important factors when it comes to anyone's attention and cognition. It is another form of communication and its language helps with the cognitive development of young children up to adults. Through eye contact, joint attention and gaze direction, they all help teach the child nonverbal communication and understand other people's emotions and perceptions..