Experiments investigated whether more elements in the upper part of a visual configuration influenced newborns' preference for face-like patterns. Findings indicated that newborns preferred nonface-like stimuli with more upper part elements over nonface-like stimuli with more lower elements, but did not prefer face-like over nonface-like stimuli equated for upper part elements. They preferred nonface-like configurations in the upper part of stimuli over face-like configurations in the lower part of stimuli. (Author/KB)